SubCom will produce the components for Arctic Way at its manufacturing campus in
Newington, NH, US. The trunk-and-branch repeater system will be approximately 2,350 km in length with direct shoreend landings in Bodø, Norway, Jan Mayen, and
Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Located entirely within the Arctic Circle (between 67–78°N),
the system will be the world’s northernmost subsea cable system and will be installed
by one of SubCom’s polar-certified Reliance Class cable ships.
“Establishing the new Arctic Way cable system is imperative to ensure that data
connectivity for the Arctic community is effective and uninterrupted for decades to
come,” said Morten Tengs, CEO of Space Norway. “We are confident that SubCom’s
proven track record in managing projects in the Arctic region makes them the ideal
partner for this project and we are very pleased to reach this important milestone.”
“Having supplied the original Svalbard cable system, SubCom has had a working
relationship with Space Norway for decades, and we are privileged to extend that
partnership with the new Arctic Way Cable System,” said David Coughlan, CEO of
SubCom. “Our experience with the customer and our expertise in the region—one of
the most unique marine environments on the planet—will enable SubCom to efficiently
produce and deploy this critical subsea cable infrastructure on behalf of Space Norway.”
“While establishing new subsea cable infrastructure, we will continue to utilize the two
existing cables to Svalbard as long as they remain functional, serving as a backup for
Arctic Way. Although these cables are approaching the end of their 25-year service
lifespan, we expect them to remain operational for several years past 2028,” explained
Rune Jensen, Director of Subsea Cable Systems at Space Norway.
The Arctic Way Cable System is expected to be ready for service by Q2 2028.
