EU grants EUR 4.97 million more to study the Arctic Polar Connect cable
The European Commission's Connecting Europe Facility Digital programme granted EUR 4.97 million for Polar Connect's second phase, a detailed Arctic route study and business model work led by Sweden's Research Council with NORDUnet and Finland's CSC.
What it does not test. It does not establish that the Arctic cable will be built, or fix its final route.
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