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NATO wants to build an alternative satellite-based internet to be used in case of emergency

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NATO is reportedly developing a satellite-based backup for global internet communications to address vulnerabilities exposed by recent undersea cable disruptions.

The HEIST project will begin testing in 2025 at the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden .

Over 95% of intercontinental internet traffic relies on undersea fiber-optic cables, with more than 1.2 million kilometers stretching across the planet.

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