SeaMeWe-5

SeaMeWe-5 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 16 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 18 landing points — including Abu Talat, Al Hudaydah, Catania, Dumai, Fujairah, and 13 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. As an intercontinental system, SeaMeWe-5 plays a role in the global mesh of over 500 submarine cables that collectively carry more than 95% of international data traffic. GeoCables monitors this system's performance through regular RIPE Atlas probe measurements, analyzing RTT patterns to detect degradation before it impacts end users.