The Robust Nord-Norge project is a strategic fibre infrastructure initiative led by Kysttele, aimed at significantly enhancing digital resilience and connectivity across Northern Norway. The project involves the construction of a new high-capacity fibre optic cable stretching from Trondheim to Alta.
The initiative comes at a time of increasing tension in the High North. Subsea infrastructure is considered a vulnerable target in a hybrid threat landscape. The project is also a result of the increasing extreme weather events, like the storm Ingunn in 2024 where two fiber cable-systems went down simultaneously.
The project aims to enhance redundancy, improve security and support existing digital services.