Major transatlantic submarine cable connecting Norway to North America via Denmark and Ireland, owned by a consortium including Meta, Google, Aqua Comms and Bulk Infrastructure.
Havfrue/AEC-2 is a 7,650 km submarine cable system that entered service in November 2020. The Norway branch lands near Kristiansand, connecting to the main transatlantic route via Blaabjerg (Denmark) and Killala Bay (Ireland) to Wall Township, New Jersey. The system is operated by Bulk Infrastructure and provides critical international connectivity for Norwegian data traffic.
Route
Endpoints: 🇳🇴 Kristiansand → 🇩🇰 Blaabjerg → 🇮🇪 Killala Bay → 🇺🇸 Wall Township (NJ)
Route is auto-generated for visualization from endpoints (schematic).
Owners & Operators
Aqua Comms
Networks
- Havfrue/AEC-2 (owner)
- Celtic Norse (owner)
Bulk Infrastructure
Networks
- Havfrue/AEC-2 (owner, operator)
- Leif Erikson (planned) (owner, operator)
- HAVSIL (owner, operator)
- Inter-City Ring (owner, operator)
Meta
Networks
- Havfrue/AEC-2 (owner)
US company; generally subject to US law.
Networks
- Havfrue/AEC-2 (owner)
US company; generally subject to US law.