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# Europe Builds Arctic Internet Route Independent of US Networks
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/europe-builds-arctic-internet-route-independent-of-us-networks/
- Published: 2026-10-29T23:16:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-29T23:16:43.000Z
- Description: The EU’s Pan-Arctic Cable is a direct digital link to Greenland and the Arctic that bypasses American-controlled routing points. Submarine cables carry the bulk of global internet traffic; control over landing points and routing enables monitoring, throttling, or interception.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-connected, infrastructure, international connectivity, data networks

Source: [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/as-us-ties-fray-europe-plans-first-undersea-cable-link-to-greenland/?ref=adjacent.media)

The EU's Pan-Arctic Cable is a direct digital link to Greenland and the Arctic that bypasses American-controlled routing points. Submarine cables carry the bulk of global internet traffic; control over landing points and routing enables monitoring, throttling, or interception. Europe is hedging against US tensions while positioning itself as the digital gateway to resource-rich Arctic territories contested between Western powers and Russia.