CNN —Two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea have been suddenly disrupted, according to local telecommunications companies, amid fresh warnings of possible Russian interference with global undersea infrastructure. A communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden was cut on Sunday morning around 10:00 a.m. local time, a spokesperson from telecommunications company Telia Lithuania confirmed to CNN. It is unclear what exactly caused the fault in the C-Lion cable – Cinia said in a statement that it is still investigating the issue. The C-Lion submarine telecommunications cable being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea off the shore of Helsinki, Finland, on October 12, 2015. The cable is operated by Arelion, a Swedish telecommunications company.

Source: CNN November 19, 2024 02:52 UTC