On 5 October, NORDUnet is hosting a webinar on the economic value of submarine cables in the Arctic and associated topics relating to fiber connectivity between Asia and the EU.
Discover how direct sub-sea fiber connectivity from the EU to Japan and Asia through the Artic region will add redundancy, and mitigate existing risks with the current EU-Asia connectivity, which is either through the Suez/Egypt or in control by Russia or China.
Speakers and program
After a brief introduction by meeting chair Jørgen Qvist, NORDUnet, there will be three presentations on polar connectivity:
- Nordic NREN’s Vision 2030 – Valter Nordh, NORDUnet
- The economic value of submarine cables in the Arctic – Sigurd Næss-Schmidt, Copenhagen Economics
- A Japanese view on Japan(Asia)-EU connectivity, datacenters and regional development – Jun Murei, WIDE project
Panel Discussion
After the presentations, the presenters will be joined by three industry experts for a panel discussion on the known and planned international connectivity projects from the Nordic / Arctic region and their impact:
- Valter Nordh, NORDUnet
- Sigurd Næss-Schmidt, Copenhagen Economics
- Jun Murei, WIDE project
- Nigel Bayliff, Aquacomms
- Merete Caubet, Bulk Infrastructure
- Taneli Vuorinen, Cinia
The webinar will be recorded and the recording made available at a later time.
