Fortifying the Seabed: The European Strategy for Submarine Cable Security
A strategic €347 million investment framework to enhance the resilience, repair capacity, and real-time monitoring of critical undersea data infrastructure.
Submarine data cables serve as the invisible backbone of the European digital economy, carrying nearly 99% of all intercontinental internet traffic. Despite their criticality, these undersea networks remain highly vulnerable to both technical failures and deliberate acts of sabotage. In response to these escalating risks, the European Commission unveile…