3. October 2007
New submarine cable
On the 28th of September the government of Iceland approved on a new submarine cable, Danice, between Iceland and Denmark. The cable will be laid by Farice Inc., which is 80% Icelandic and 20% Faroese.
According to the ministry of communications, the new submarine cable will ensure safe transportation of data to and from the country and will be a welcomed addition to the Farice 1 submarine cable. With the two cables, which will be run as a unified system, a wireless connection between cables can be guaranteed, in the case of breakdown.
The ministry also stresses that the cable increases the opportunities for innovated businesses in Iceland, as the route was decided with the needs of Data Centers in mind. The Iceland – Denmark route means less latency to central and east Europe and creates desirable proximity to the connection points in Stockholm and Amsterdam. The cable uses state of the art technology and will stand up to the strictest Data Center demands on capacity and other technical aspects.
Farice Inc. is at the last stages of the research phase, the cable has been set up for production and will be up and running in the fall of 2008.
