GlobalConnect, a fiber supplier, is facing a significant disruption due to a fiber cut in an undersea cable, which has been reported since Saturday morning. The incident has been reported by iFinnmark, highlighting the severity of the issue for various stakeholders. This outage is affecting not only individual subscribers but also mobile service providers operating in the region.

The affected areas include Skaidi, Repparfjorden, and Klubbukt, where cellular coverage has been severely impacted. Telenor, one of the major mobile service companies in Norway, is among those affected as users in these locations are experiencing a total loss of mobile service. This situation has raised concerns for emergency services and other critical communications that rely on stable internet and mobile connectivity in such remote locations.

Efforts to repair the fiber cut have commenced, but the timeline for restoring full service remains unclear. The incident underscores the vulnerability of digital communications infrastructure in remote regions and could lead to broader discussions on the need for redundancy and robustness in telecommunications networks, particularly in less populated areas like Vest-Finnmark.