Handbook: what to do if Iceland is disconnected

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Can we answer what would break if the submarine cables were cut? Atlas ran an analysis by measuring all of its traffic to see whether it stayed within Iceland or went abroad (customer traffic excluded). The result is the attached report, which can serve as a handbook for improving the resilience of systems and as a roadmap on the journey towards digital sovereignty.

The project was funded by the Student Innovation Fund (Nýsköpunarsjóður námsmanna). The handbook is published under CC BY 4.0. Share it freely.

Download the handbook (PDF, 300 KB)

Page 1 of the handbook: 75.3% of Atlas traffic stays in Iceland, 22.7% breaks and 1.9% is uncertain, with a daily traffic bar chart and a table of what breaks and how fast. Page 2 of the handbook: key findings, six first steps that must be in place before a disconnect, and open questions.