Aden, Yemen

Aden, Yemen is a submarine cable landing point in Yemen (coordinates 12.8007°, 45.0335°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Yemen's international connectivity infrastructure.

Aden is an ancient port city in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, on the north coast of the Gulf of Aden, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea, and has been the de facto capital of Yemen since 2014. It is approximately 170 km (110 mi) east of the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. With its strategic location on the coastline, Aden serves as a gateway between the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, making it a crucial maritime hub connecting Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Aden, Yemen

Cables landing at Aden, Yemen are operated by 22 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including China Unicom, Djibouti Telecom, Hyalroute, Metfone, Mobily, National Telecom, OTEGLOBE, Ooredoo, Orange, PCCW, and 12 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 Aden, Yemen, international traffic can reach 17 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Cambodia, China, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Italy and 9 more.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 1 monitoring event on cables serving Aden, Yemen in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• 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 →
• Aden-Djibouti (1994) — Aden-Djibouti is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Yemen and Djibouti. Landing at Aden, Djibouti City, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →

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