Anchorage, AK, United States

Anchorage, AK, United States is a submarine cable landing point in United States (coordinates 61.2175°, -149.8584°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in United States's international connectivity infrastructure.

Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 sq mi (4,420 km2) of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the U.S. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Anchorage, AK, United States

Cables landing at Anchorage, AK, United States are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Alaska Communications, GCI Communication Corp. 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 Anchorage, AK, United States, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include United States.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Anchorage, AK, United States 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

• ACS Alaska-Oregon Network (AKORN) (2009 April) — ACS Alaska-Oregon Network (AKORN) is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 4 coastal and island locations including Anchorage, Florence, Homer, Nikiski. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• Kodiak Kenai Fiber Link (KKFL) (2007) — Kodiak Kenai Fiber Link (KKFL) is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 6 coastal and island locations including Anchorage, Homer, Kenai, Kodiak, Narrow Cape, and 1 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

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