Abu Talat, Egypt

Abu Talat, Egypt is a submarine cable landing point in Egypt (coordinates 31.0718°, 29.7025°). It serves 6 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Egypt's international connectivity infrastructure.

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Abu Talat, Egypt

Cables landing at Abu Talat, Egypt are operated by 50 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, Algerie Telecom, Altice Portugal, BT, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bayobab, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Telecom, and 40 others. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Abu Talat, Egypt, international traffic can reach 36 countries through 6 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, France and 28 more. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 2 monitoring events on cables serving Abu Talat, Egypt in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• PEACE Cable (2022) — PEACE Cable is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 13 countries across North Africa, Middle East, South Asia. With 14 landing points — including Abu Talat, Berbera, Bizerte, Jeddah, Kalba, and 9 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) (2017) — Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 18 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 20 landing points — including Abu Talat, Aden, Al Bustan, Bari, Cape D’Aguilar, and 15 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• SeaMeWe-5 (2016) — 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. Read more →
• Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International (2014) — Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting North Africa and Middle East and Europe, with 5 landing points across 4 countries including Abu Talat, Egypt, Al Seeb, Oman, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Mazara del Vallo, Italy and others. Read more →
• Europe India Gateway (EIG) (2011) — Europe India Gateway (EIG) is a 15,000 km submarine cable that connects twelve countries on three continents — the United Kingdom and Portugal at the European end, then Spain, France, Gibraltar, Monaco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and finally Mumbai, India. Ready for service in 2011, EIG has been in the ground for over a decade. Read more →
• TE North/TGN-Eurasia/SEACOM/Alexandros/Medex (2011) — TE North/TGN-Eurasia/SEACOM/Alexandros/Medex is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting North Africa and Europe, with 4 landing points across 4 countries including Abu Talat, Egypt, Annaba, Algeria, Marseille, France, Pentaskhinos, Cyprus. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between North Africa and Europe. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.