Apia, Samoa

Apia, Samoa is a submarine cable landing point in Samoa (coordinates -13.8337°, -171.7667°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Samoa's international connectivity infrastructure.

Apia is the capital and largest city of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (itūmālō) of Tuamasaga. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Apia, Samoa

Cables landing at Apia, Samoa are operated by 6 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including American Samoa Government, Avaroa Cable Ltd., Elandia, OPT French Polynesia, Samoa Submarine Cable Company, Telecom Niue. 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 Apia, Samoa, international traffic can reach 7 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Niue, Samoa, Wallis and Futuna.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Apia, Samoa 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

• Manatua (2020) — Manatua is a regional submarine cable serving 4 countries: Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, French Polynesia. With landing points at Aitutaki, Alofi, Apia, Rarotonga, To'ahotu, and 1 more, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Tui-Samoa (2018) — Tui-Samoa is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, Fiji. With landing points at Apia, Leava, Mata-Utu, Savusavu, Suva, and 1 more, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Samoa-American Samoa (SAS) (2009) — Samoa-American Samoa (SAS) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Samoa and American Samoa. Landing at Apia, Pago Pago, 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.