The BCS East-West Interlink is a submarine data communication cable that runs through the Baltic Sea, owned by Arelion. It connects Sventoji in Lithuania to Katthammarsvik on the east coast of the Swedish island of Gotland. The 218 kilometres (135 mi) long cable was in operation from November 1997 to November 18, 2024.
| Owners: Arelion | |
| Landing points 1. Šventoji, Lithuania
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| Total length | 218 km |
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| Date of first use | November 1997 |
| Decommissioning date | November 18, 2024 (damaged) |
History
editThe submarine cable was built in 1997 by Alcatel.[1] The telecommunications company Telia Lithuania announced on 18 November 2024 that the submarine cable between Lithuania and Sweden had been "cut" on Sunday morning at around 10 a.m. local time.[2] At around the same time, the submarine cable C-Lion1 for data communication between Finland and Germany was cut in the same region of the Baltic Sea.[3][4]
References
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- ^ "Submarine Cable Map". www.submarinecablemap.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Cook, Ellie; Feng, John (2024-11-19). ""NATO lake" sabotage feared as two undersea cables damaged in 24 hours". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Bryant, Miranda (2024-11-19). "We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German minister says". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Germany suspects sabotage over severed undersea cables in Baltic". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.