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AWS announces Fastnet, its first solely owned subsea cable, to Ireland

AWS announced it will build Fastnet, its first wholly owned transatlantic subsea cable, linking Maryland to County Cork, Ireland. The cable offers over 320 terabits per second and is due to enter service in 2028.

Verified Editor-read AWS (Amazon.com) press release, 4 November 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the cable will be owned, operated or governed by any European entity.

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.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-11. How the record is made

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