Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain

Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain is a submarine cable landing point in Spain (coordinates 28.9595°, -13.5476°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Spain's international connectivity infrastructure.

Arrecife is the capital city and a municipality of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain. It was made the island's capital in 1852. The city owes its name to the rock reef which covers its local beach. It also gives its name to the nearby Arrecife Airport. By 2025, the population of the municipality was 70,265, and the population of the city was 52,079. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain

Cables landing at Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Canalink, Telefonica. 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 Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Spain.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain 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

• GC-LNZ-FU Ring (2028) — GC-LNZ-FU Ring is a domestic submarine cable system within Spain, linking 6 landing points including Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain, Corralejo, Canary Islands, Spain, Las Palmas, Spain, Playa Blanca, Canary Islands, Spain and others. It strengthens domestic network resilience in Spain by providing submarine connectivity between coastal and island communities. Read more →
• TRANSCAN-2 (1990) — TRANSCAN-2 is a domestic submarine cable system within Spain, linking 4 landing points including Aguimes, Canary Islands, Spain, Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain, Morrojable, Canary Islands, Spain, Puerto del Rosario, Canary Islands, Spain. It strengthens domestic network resilience in Spain by providing submarine connectivity between coastal and island communities. Read more →

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