Finnish network operator Cinia said earlier the cable between Finland and Germany, both members of the Nato military alliance, had been cut for unknown reasons. Germany and Finland said on November 18 they were "deeply concerned" that an undersea telecommunications cable linking the countries had been severed and opened a probe, at a time of high tensions with Russia. Photo / AFPThe fault was detected in the undersea cable C-Lion1, Cinia said in a statement, adding that all services provided by the cable were down. “Fortunately, there are several data cable routes between Finland and abroad, so a single cable failure will not affect internet traffic,” Bergstrom was quoted as saying by the broadcaster Yle. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been repeated cases pointing to the heightened tensions in the Baltic.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 18, 2024 22:17 UTC