Jonas Franken
@jonasfranken.eurosky.social
researching maritime critical internet infrastructure #protection and #resiliency , focus on subsea data cables
https://peasec.de/team/franken/
https://peasec.de/team/franken/
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🇫🇮⚓️The FITBURG anchor-dragging trial promises to be more entertaining than anything so far.
Remember the ship sporting the German WWII submarine symbol? Well, it was also flying a Finnish flag...
Meanwhile the Russian captain claims his ship had nothing to do with the damage, despite all evidence.
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Remember the ship sporting the German WWII submarine symbol? Well, it was also flying a Finnish flag...
Meanwhile the Russian captain claims his ship had nothing to do with the damage, despite all evidence.
🍿
September 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
🇫🇮⚓️The FITBURG anchor-dragging trial promises to be more entertaining than anything so far.
Remember the ship sporting the German WWII submarine symbol? Well, it was also flying a Finnish flag...
Meanwhile the Russian captain claims his ship had nothing to do with the damage, despite all evidence.
🍿
Remember the ship sporting the German WWII submarine symbol? Well, it was also flying a Finnish flag...
Meanwhile the Russian captain claims his ship had nothing to do with the damage, despite all evidence.
🍿
Parallel faults in Vietnam: www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/four...
Four of Vietnam's subsea cables suffer faults, leading to fresh connectivity outages for country
Not for the first time in recent years
www.datacenterdynamics.com
September 8, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Parallel faults in Vietnam: www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/four...
New developments in Eagle S Case!
Major subsea cable news from Finland.
An appeals court has reversed Helsinki District Court's decision from last year and ruled that the case of the Eagle S - which struck five cables on Christmas Day 2024 - can be prosecuted under Finnish law.
More will certainly follow.
An appeals court has reversed Helsinki District Court's decision from last year and ruled that the case of the Eagle S - which struck five cables on Christmas Day 2024 - can be prosecuted under Finnish law.
More will certainly follow.
August 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
New developments in Eagle S Case!
Next week at #SMM2026 in Hamburg, I’ll join the Naval Stage panel to discuss the future of critical underwater infrastructure protection.
📍 Hall B8
🗓 1 Sept, 12:00–12:50
Looking forward to discussing subsea cable protection & resilience.
@peasec.de @athenecenter.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social
📍 Hall B8
🗓 1 Sept, 12:00–12:50
Looking forward to discussing subsea cable protection & resilience.
@peasec.de @athenecenter.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social
August 26, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Next week at #SMM2026 in Hamburg, I’ll join the Naval Stage panel to discuss the future of critical underwater infrastructure protection.
📍 Hall B8
🗓 1 Sept, 12:00–12:50
Looking forward to discussing subsea cable protection & resilience.
@peasec.de @athenecenter.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social
📍 Hall B8
🗓 1 Sept, 12:00–12:50
Looking forward to discussing subsea cable protection & resilience.
@peasec.de @athenecenter.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social
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"Years after a global naval campaign largely curbed the scourge of piracy, experts worry that the conflict in Iran — along with other factors, like regional rivalries and economic difficulties for local fishermen — is setting the stage for a comeback."
2 Hijackings in 4 Days: Somali Piracy Rises (Gift Article)
Experts worry that the conflict in Iran and other regional dynamics are setting the stage for a Somali pirates’ comeback.
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"Years after a global naval campaign largely curbed the scourge of piracy, experts worry that the conflict in Iran — along with other factors, like regional rivalries and economic difficulties for local fishermen — is setting the stage for a comeback."
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Current graduate or PhD student, based in Berlin and working on the politics of critical technologies?
Join the @gppi.bsky.social ä team as a part-time researcher.
All details in the link below. Apply by late August.
Join the @gppi.bsky.social ä team as a part-time researcher.
All details in the link below. Apply by late August.
August 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Current graduate or PhD student, based in Berlin and working on the politics of critical technologies?
Join the @gppi.bsky.social ä team as a part-time researcher.
All details in the link below. Apply by late August.
Join the @gppi.bsky.social ä team as a part-time researcher.
All details in the link below. Apply by late August.
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Submarine cable failure due to coastal erosion has taken out nearly all internet services for Russia's Kamchatka peninsula.
~300,000 residents are cut off while Rostelecom divers work to repair the connection which is down for the second time this year.
www.techtimes.com/articles/323...
~300,000 residents are cut off while Rostelecom divers work to repair the connection which is down for the second time this year.
www.techtimes.com/articles/323...
August 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Submarine cable failure due to coastal erosion has taken out nearly all internet services for Russia's Kamchatka peninsula.
~300,000 residents are cut off while Rostelecom divers work to repair the connection which is down for the second time this year.
www.techtimes.com/articles/323...
~300,000 residents are cut off while Rostelecom divers work to repair the connection which is down for the second time this year.
www.techtimes.com/articles/323...
New publication: Our SAFECOMP 2026 paper “SubSeaCure” presents a grid-based risk map of Europe’s subsea data cable network, combining six human and natural risk factors to identify where cables face which external risks. 🧪
@peasec.de @athenecenter.bsky.social
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
@peasec.de @athenecenter.bsky.social
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
SubSeaCure: Grid-Based Risk Mapping of Europe’s Subsea Data Cable Network
Subsea data cables carry the vast majority of intercontinental data traffic, yet existing regional risk assessments have relied on simulated inputs or narrow-area studies. SubSeaCure provides a grid-b...
link.springer.com
August 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
New publication: Our SAFECOMP 2026 paper “SubSeaCure” presents a grid-based risk map of Europe’s subsea data cable network, combining six human and natural risk factors to identify where cables face which external risks. 🧪
@peasec.de @athenecenter.bsky.social
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
@peasec.de @athenecenter.bsky.social
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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#Subsea #cables damaged off #Perth #AUS #Australia.
Suspicious behaviour by vessel(s) nearby
Source LinkedIn @windward-ai.bsky.social
@maritimekiwi.bsky.social
@starboardintelligence.com
@auonsson.bsky.social
@pa.nton.cx
Suspicious behaviour by vessel(s) nearby
Source LinkedIn @windward-ai.bsky.social
@maritimekiwi.bsky.social
@starboardintelligence.com
@auonsson.bsky.social
@pa.nton.cx
August 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM
#Subsea #cables damaged off #Perth #AUS #Australia.
Suspicious behaviour by vessel(s) nearby
Source LinkedIn @windward-ai.bsky.social
@maritimekiwi.bsky.social
@starboardintelligence.com
@auonsson.bsky.social
@pa.nton.cx
Suspicious behaviour by vessel(s) nearby
Source LinkedIn @windward-ai.bsky.social
@maritimekiwi.bsky.social
@starboardintelligence.com
@auonsson.bsky.social
@pa.nton.cx
Good news for environment & cable security! German bottom trawling is being further reduced through exit funding: 45 fishing businesses applied for grant to support market exit until 12/2027. www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/n...
Bund zahlt Nordseefischern zwölf Millionen, damit sie Betriebe aufgeben
Sie fangen Plattfische oder Krabben: 19 Fischer erhalten eine Millionenförderung vom Bund, wenn sie ihren Betrieb aufgeben. Grund sind gefährdete Fischbestände in der Nordsee.
www.spiegel.de
August 12, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Good news for environment & cable security! German bottom trawling is being further reduced through exit funding: 45 fishing businesses applied for grant to support market exit until 12/2027. www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/n...
Clear priorities: Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’
Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Clear priorities: Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea appear to be escalating again: A cargo ship under 🇮🇳 flag was sunk off the coast of Yemen, likely after being hit by a sea drone. The incident should raise concerns about cable security & potential repairs in contested waters.
www.spiegel.de/ausland/naho...
www.spiegel.de/ausland/naho...
Möglicher Angriff der Huthis: Seedrohne versenkt Frachtschiff vor der Küste Jemens
Die von Iran unterstützte Huthi-Bewegung intensivierte jüngst ihre Angriffe im Roten Meer. Nun ist ein Frachtschiff unter indischer Flagge von einem Drohnenboot zerstört worden, das offenbar aus irani...
www.spiegel.de
August 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea appear to be escalating again: A cargo ship under 🇮🇳 flag was sunk off the coast of Yemen, likely after being hit by a sea drone. The incident should raise concerns about cable security & potential repairs in contested waters.
www.spiegel.de/ausland/naho...
www.spiegel.de/ausland/naho...
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No good news for subsea cables: Houthi attacks on surface vessels may lead to simultaneous outages due to anchor drags (see MV Rubymar incident in early 2024) and repair delays in Red Sea. Especially Eastern African connectivity with fewer redundancies would be at risk in this scenario.
July 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
No good news for subsea cables: Houthi attacks on surface vessels may lead to simultaneous outages due to anchor drags (see MV Rubymar incident in early 2024) and repair delays in Red Sea. Especially Eastern African connectivity with fewer redundancies would be at risk in this scenario.
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Außenminister Wadephul in Norwegen: Bei dem Besuch geht es um die Sicherheit im Hohen Norden und den Schutz kritischer Infrastruktur. @annegretbendiek.bsky.social erklärt, warum die Arktis auch für Europas digitale Unabhängigkeit zentral ist. Jetzt ansehen! 🎥 www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
July 14, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Außenminister Wadephul in Norwegen: Bei dem Besuch geht es um die Sicherheit im Hohen Norden und den Schutz kritischer Infrastruktur. @annegretbendiek.bsky.social erklärt, warum die Arktis auch für Europas digitale Unabhängigkeit zentral ist. Jetzt ansehen! 🎥 www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
German think tank @swp-berlin.org discusses the EU's Arctic Strategy and the role of Arctic subsea cables. Great overview of how the current Cable Projects of European Interest (CPEI) debate interacts with intra-Arctic connecitvity & the economic and security dimensions of the EU-Asia corridor.
Die neue Arktisstrategie der EU sollte sich nicht nur auf klassische Sicherheitsaspekte beschränken, sondern auch hybride Bedrohungslagen mit einbeziehen, so @annegretbendiek.bsky.social @swp-europe.bsky.social und Svenja Holste in einem neuen SWP-Aktuell. www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
Die neue Arktisstrategie der EU
Chancen für Europas digitale Souveränität
www.swp-berlin.org
July 1, 2026 at 10:51 AM
German think tank @swp-berlin.org discusses the EU's Arctic Strategy and the role of Arctic subsea cables. Great overview of how the current Cable Projects of European Interest (CPEI) debate interacts with intra-Arctic connecitvity & the economic and security dimensions of the EU-Asia corridor.
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🔥🚢/1. The SBU says it struck three Russian vessels under construction in Kerch, along with a S-400 system.
Targets included the Project 15310 cable-laying vessels Volga and Vyatka, and the Petropavlovsk cargo-passenger ferry, 96% complete.
Targets included the Project 15310 cable-laying vessels Volga and Vyatka, and the Petropavlovsk cargo-passenger ferry, 96% complete.
June 26, 2026 at 10:20 AM
🔥🚢/1. The SBU says it struck three Russian vessels under construction in Kerch, along with a S-400 system.
Targets included the Project 15310 cable-laying vessels Volga and Vyatka, and the Petropavlovsk cargo-passenger ferry, 96% complete.
Targets included the Project 15310 cable-laying vessels Volga and Vyatka, and the Petropavlovsk cargo-passenger ferry, 96% complete.
There has been a subsea data cable system „Aletar“ fault close to Syrias coast off Tartous on Sunday. Sabotage has been suspected by Syrian authorities but not proven.
Rerouting works, but recognizable traffic drops. The cable is from 1997, one of the oldest lit subsea cables.
Rerouting works, but recognizable traffic drops. The cable is from 1997, one of the oldest lit subsea cables.
The subsea cable linking Syria to Egypt was severed yesterday (Jun-14) at 18:50 UTC — part of what is being called a "systematic sabotage campaign" against the nation's infrastructure.
Overall traffic dropped, routes shifted from Telecom Egypt (AS8452) at the time of the cut.
Overall traffic dropped, routes shifted from Telecom Egypt (AS8452) at the time of the cut.
June 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM
There has been a subsea data cable system „Aletar“ fault close to Syrias coast off Tartous on Sunday. Sabotage has been suspected by Syrian authorities but not proven.
Rerouting works, but recognizable traffic drops. The cable is from 1997, one of the oldest lit subsea cables.
Rerouting works, but recognizable traffic drops. The cable is from 1997, one of the oldest lit subsea cables.
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Finnish courts ready to prosecute 4 crew members of the Fitburg cargo ship accused of breaking data cables in the Bay of Finland in December (new year's eve).
Preliminary investigations are done.
yle.fi/a/7-10100055
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Finnish courts ready to prosecute 4 crew members of the Fitburg cargo ship accused of breaking data cables in the Bay of Finland in December (new year's eve).
Preliminary investigations are done.
yle.fi/a/7-10100055
Förundersökningen av kabelbrott: Fyra misstänks för brott
Det var i slutet av fjolåret som lastfartyget Fitburg misstänks ha skadat två datakommunikationskablar i Finska viken.
yle.fi
June 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Finnish courts ready to prosecute 4 crew members of the Fitburg cargo ship accused of breaking data cables in the Bay of Finland in December (new year's eve).
Preliminary investigations are done.
yle.fi/a/7-10100055
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Finnish courts ready to prosecute 4 crew members of the Fitburg cargo ship accused of breaking data cables in the Bay of Finland in December (new year's eve).
Preliminary investigations are done.
yle.fi/a/7-10100055
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🔱 #Kiel bekommt ein Marine-Innovationszentrum der Bundeswehr! "Kiel sei ein wichtiger Standort für die deutsche Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustrie, mit Schwerpunkten auf Schiffbau, Landsystemen sowie Marineelektronik, teilte das Verteidigungsministerium mit."
🔗
www.zeit.de/news/2026-05...
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www.zeit.de/news/2026-05...
Verteidigungspolitik: Marine richtet Innovationszentrum in Kiel ein
Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Verteidigungspolitik“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Marine richtet Innovationszentrum in Kiel ein“.
www.zeit.de
May 20, 2026 at 8:44 PM
🔱 #Kiel bekommt ein Marine-Innovationszentrum der Bundeswehr! "Kiel sei ein wichtiger Standort für die deutsche Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustrie, mit Schwerpunkten auf Schiffbau, Landsystemen sowie Marineelektronik, teilte das Verteidigungsministerium mit."
🔗
www.zeit.de/news/2026-05...
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www.zeit.de/news/2026-05...
Job opening: I am looking for a motivated student assistant to support my research on subsea data cable security at @peasec.de within @athenecenter.bsky.social‘s project SecFOCI. The position offers the opportunity to develop research skills, …
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May 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Job opening: I am looking for a motivated student assistant to support my research on subsea data cable security at @peasec.de within @athenecenter.bsky.social‘s project SecFOCI. The position offers the opportunity to develop research skills, …
Today at 5:30 p.m. CEST, German Bundestag will debate the motion on the “cornerstones of effective and strategic cable diplomacy.” The vote is expected to take place directly afterwards.
Assessment and analysis will follow once the decision is taken.
www.bundestag.de/dokumente/te...
Assessment and analysis will follow once the decision is taken.
www.bundestag.de/dokumente/te...
Deutscher Bundestag - Antrag zu wirksamer und strategischer „Kabeldiplomatie“
„Eckpfeiler einer wirksamen und strategischen Kabeldiplomatie“ ( 21/5749(Dokument, öffnet ein neues Fenster)) lautet der Titel eines Antrags der Koalitionsfraktionen CDU/CSU und SPD,...
www.bundestag.de
May 6, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Today at 5:30 p.m. CEST, German Bundestag will debate the motion on the “cornerstones of effective and strategic cable diplomacy.” The vote is expected to take place directly afterwards.
Assessment and analysis will follow once the decision is taken.
www.bundestag.de/dokumente/te...
Assessment and analysis will follow once the decision is taken.
www.bundestag.de/dokumente/te...
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Antarctica’s fiber-optic future: Connecting the last continent could transform climate monitoring. But without clear rules, this tech advance risks escalating tensions, argue Christian Reuter @peasec.de, @ptrckflmm.bsky.social, & @jonasfranken.bsky.social. ⬇️
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Subsea cables to Antarctica: Technological challenges and geopolitical implications of connecting the material internet’s last frontier
Antarctica remains the last continent unconnected to the global fiber-optic network, relying instead on costly and limited satellite communications. T…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Antarctica’s fiber-optic future: Connecting the last continent could transform climate monitoring. But without clear rules, this tech advance risks escalating tensions, argue Christian Reuter @peasec.de, @ptrckflmm.bsky.social, & @jonasfranken.bsky.social. ⬇️
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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