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IOEMA adds Dutch landing point to its 1 Pbps UK-Europe subsea cable

The IOEMA consortium of European telecom infrastructure firms added a seventh landing point, in Scheveningen, Netherlands, to its 1,600 kilometre UK to Europe subsea cable, built for up to 1 petabit per second. Construction starts in 2026, service from 2028.

Reported Editor-read ISPreview UK, 30 September 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that construction contracts are signed or that financing for the full route is secured.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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