欧盟计划建设首条直接连接欧洲与格陵兰的海底互联网光缆。“泛北极光缆”项目未来还可能延伸至加拿大，并最终与日本和韩国相连，显著绕开了美国。
The European Union plans to create the first subsea Internet cable directly connecting Europe to Greenland. The Pan-Arctic Cable project could also extend to Canada and eventually link with Japan and South Korea, notably bypassing the United States.
根据欧盟委员会于2026年10月20日发布的一份联合通报，“泛北极光缆”被描述为欧盟的一项旗舰项目。该政策文件阐述了欧盟的新北极战略，支持建设“一条将格陵兰直接与欧盟连接的主权、安全且具韧性的海底光缆连接”，同时建议“志同道合的伙伴如加拿大”可为未来向亚洲扩展光缆提供跳板。
The Pan-Arctic Cable is described as a European Union flagship project in a European Commission joint communication published on October 20, 2026. The policy document describes a new European strategy for the Arctic that supports “a sovereign, secure and resilient submarine cable connection linking Greenland directly to the EU,” while also suggesting that “like-minded partners like Canada” could provide a stepping stone for future cable expansion toward Asia.
“大西洋理事会”高级研究员、全球海洋秩序威胁倡议负责人伊丽莎白·布劳对Ars表示：“这个项目甚至被纳入考虑，这很有意思，因为五年前这似乎并不是一个特别具有商业吸引力的提议。但它被提上日程，非常符合当前趋势，也是时代的标志。”
“It is interesting that this project is even being considered, because five years ago it would have seemed like not a particularly commercially attractive proposition,” Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council who leads the Threats to the Global Maritime Order Initiative, told Ars. “But the fact that it's being considered is very much on trend and a sign of our times.”