NORFEST (Nordic Festoon)
🇳🇴 Egersund → 🇳🇴 Stavanger → 🇳🇴 Kristiansand → 🇳🇴 Arendal / Tromøy → 🇳🇴 Larvik → 🇳🇴 Moss → 🇳🇴 Drøbak → 🇳🇴 Oslo
Coastal festoon system with multiple landings along the Norwegian coast; provides route diversity from terrestrial backbone.
Coastal submarine cable system providing route diversity along the Norwegian coast from Egersund to Oslo.
NORFEST (Nordic Festoon) is a 749 km coastal submarine cable system operated by Tampnet that became operational in 2023. It provides critical route diversity for Norwegian communications by offering an alternative to terrestrial backbone networks, with landings at Egersund, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Arendal, Larvik, Moss, Drobak, and Oslo.
Route
Endpoints: 🇳🇴 Egersund → 🇳🇴 Stavanger → 🇳🇴 Kristiansand → 🇳🇴 Arendal / Tromøy → 🇳🇴 Larvik → 🇳🇴 Moss → 🇳🇴 Drøbak → 🇳🇴 Oslo
Route is auto-generated for visualization from endpoints (schematic).
Owners & Operators
Tampnet
Networks
- NORFEST (Nordic Festoon) (owner, operator)
- Tampnet Offshore Network (North) (owner, operator)
- Tampnet Offshore Network (South) (owner, operator)