Submarine cable incident record

Quintillion Subsea Cable Network cable event — 2023-06-15

Event ID evt_hist_6ca76bcce581c61b · June 15, 2023

Quintillion's Arctic submarine cable broke due to ice scouring in mid-June, affecting multiple Alaskan communities; repairs are planned pending ice abatement.

Assumed resolved

Affected cable or system

Quintillion Subsea Cable Network

Affected countries

United States

Region

North Atlantic and Europe

Evidence mode

Reported evidence

Source extraction confidence

95%

Resolution

Assumed resolved after six months without newer evidence

Lifecycle

• Occurred: 2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
• Repair activity reported: 2023-07-06T13:59:10.000Z
• Resolution date: 2023-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Original supporting evidence

1. Quintillion Updates on Arctic Cable Repairs Submarine Telecoms Forum Archive · 2023-07-06T13:59:10.000Z

Confidence describes automated extraction of the cited source, not a probability that every named cable was physically cut. Historical records may be marked assumed resolved when no newer evidence was available. Confirm operational decisions with the cable owner or carrier.

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