Balboa, Panama

Balboa, Panama is a submarine cable landing point in Panama (coordinates 8.9500°, -79.5667°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Panama's international connectivity infrastructure.

Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. It was the capital of the Panama Canal Zone under American administration. Today, the Panama Canal Authority has its main headquarters on Balboa Heights. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Balboa, Panama

Cables landing at Balboa, Panama are operated by 6 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Google, Liberty Networks, Setar, Telconet, Telxius, United Telecommunication Services (UTS). 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 Balboa, Panama, international traffic can reach 8 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Aruba, Chile, Colombia, Curaçao, Ecuador, Panama, United States, Virgin Islands (U.K.).

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Balboa, Panama 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

• Curie (2020) — Curie is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Panama, United States, Chile. Its 3 landing points at Balboa, El Segundo, Valparaíso bridge the networks of North America, South America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) (2015) — Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 7 countries across South America, North America. With 9 landing points — including Balboa, Cartagena, Hudishibana, Jacksonville, Mahuma, and 4 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.