Arctic subsea communication cables and the regional development of northern peripheries
Автор: Juha Saunavaara
Журнал: Arctic and North @arctic-and-north
Рубрика: Social and economic development
Статья в выпуске: 32, 2018 года.
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Some years ago, the Arctic Ocean was still described as one of the last oceans that did not have subsea communications cables across it. This situation is now changing. One of the greatest increases in global data transfer is predicted to be traffic between Asia and Europe, and the Arctic Ocean offers a shortcut, making physical cable connections shorter and decreasing latency. Recent developments regarding two ongoing subsea communications cable projects (Quintillion and Arctic Connect), which aim to connect East Asia and Europe, are discussed, and the connection between these projects and regional development policies in Hokkaido and northern Finland are analysed. It is shown that the proposition that improved international connectivity through subsea communications cables could bring information-intensive industries into the region had been stronger in Finland. This is largely due to a lack of information and awareness concerning these projects among the regional actors in Hokkaido; however, no concrete policy or funding instrument has been developed in either of the case regions.
Arctic, subsea data cable, connectivity, regional development, Hokkaido, northern Finland
Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/148318521
IDR: 148318521 | DOI: 10.17238/issn2221-2698.2018.32.63
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