A major undersea data cable that connects Finland and Germany, known as the C-Lion1, has been damaged, and authorities are investigating what caused the problem. The cable, which is nearly 1,200 kilometers long and runs under the Baltic Sea, was found to be broken during a routine check at around 4 AM on Monday. The damage was severe: all the fiber connections in the cable were completely cut.
The company in charge of maintaining the cable, Cinia, a Finnish state-owned provider, noticed the issue during its regular monitoring. Right now, they don’t know why the cable broke, but officials suggest that the cause could be something unusual since breaks like this don’t happen easily in these waters. The investigation is still ongoing, and no one has taken responsibility for the incident yet.
The C-Lion1 cable plays a critical role in providing Finland with internet connections to the rest of Europe, so when it broke, there was a risk of significant disruptions. However, Finnish ...
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