Alexandria, Egypt

Alexandria, Egypt is a submarine cable landing point in Egypt (coordinates 31.1919°, 29.8898°). It serves 5 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Egypt's international connectivity infrastructure.

Alexandria is a major city in Egypt. Lying at the western edge of the Nile River Delta, it extends about 40 km (25 mi) along the country's northern coast. It is Egypt's principal seaport, the second largest city after Cairo, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Alexandria is one of the largest and most important cities of antiquity and a leading hub for science, culture, and scholarship. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Alexandria, Egypt

Cables landing at Alexandria, Egypt are operated by 20 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Algerie Telecom, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bharti Airtel, FLAG, Liban Telecom, National Telecom, Ogero, Orange, Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd., Singtel, and 10 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 Alexandria, Egypt, international traffic can reach 23 countries through 5 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, Bangladesh, China, Cyprus, Egypt, France, India, Italy and 15 more. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Alexandria, Egypt in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Hawk (2011) — Hawk is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Egypt, France, Cyprus. Its 3 landing points at Alexandria, Marseille, Yeroskipos bridge the networks of North Africa, Europe, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• IMEWE (2010) — IMEWE is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 8 countries across North Africa, Europe, Middle East. With 9 landing points — including Alexandria, Catania, Fujairah, Jeddah, Karachi, and 4 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• SeaMeWe-4 (2005) — SeaMeWe-4 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 14 countries across North Africa, South Asia, Middle East. With 16 landing points — including Alexandria, Annaba, Bizerte, Chennai, Colombo, and 11 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Aletar (1997) — Aletar is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Egypt and Syria. Landing at Alexandria, Tartous, 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 →
• FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA) (1997) — FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 12 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 14 landing points — including Alexandria, Aqaba, Estepona, Fujairah, Geoje, and 9 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →

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