ODIN was a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the

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Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

, and

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. It was 1040 km in length and used Synchronous Digital Hierarchy technology and had two 2.5

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/s lines (One active and one redundant) and can simultaneously carry 30,000 telephone calls. It was built in 3 segments (Segment 1: Netherlands - Denmark, segment 2: Denmark - Norway, Segment 3: Norway - Sweden) and the project cost DKK 480m (Approx. €64.5m). It had landing points in: #

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

# Måde,

# Blåbjerg,

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...

Lysekil Lysekil () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it ...

The segment between Måde and Blåbjerg was overland (shown in blue). ODIN Seg1 is out of service since 1 January 2007. Segment 3 is out of service since approximately 22 April 2008. The last segment was taken out of service before January 2009.http://www.jydskdyk.dk/HTML/News/2009/recovery.htm , JD-Contractor A/S, January 2009 press release on cable recovery contract.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Odin (Cable System) Submarine communications cables in the North Sea 2007 disestablishments in the Netherlands 2008 disestablishments in Sweden 2009 disestablishments in Denmark 2009 disestablishments in Norway