Balikpapan, Indonesia
Landing Point · ID Indonesia
Connected Cables
| Cable | Status |
|---|---|
| Barat Timur Indonesia-1 (BTI-1) | Planned |
| Indonesia Global Gateway (IGG) System | Active |
| Trans Global Cable System (TGCS) | Active |
📡 Live Performance
RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-06-18 through 2026-07-17 - live ICMP round-trip time via our monitoring probes. Recomputed daily. ✓ No anomalies detected in the monitored period.
Measurement sources
| Probe | Location | Samples | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6410 own probe | Sao Paulo BR | 8 | 380.2 ms |
| #6427 own probe | Sydney AU | 8 | 192.4 ms |
| #6487 own probe | Singapore SG | 8 | 20.7 ms |
| #7062 own probe | Cape Town ZA | 3 | 332.9 ms |
| #1014589 own probe | Almaty KZ | 3 | 273.4 ms |
| #1014597 own probe | Tbilisi GE | 1 | 246.9 ms |
About Balikpapan, Indonesia
Balikpapan, Indonesia is a submarine cable landing point in Indonesia (coordinates -1.2654°, 116.8312°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Indonesia's international connectivity infrastructure.
Balikpapan is a seaport city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Located on the east coast of the island of Borneo, the city is the financial center of Kalimantan. With a population of 688,318 according to the 2020 census, and an official estimate of 757,418 as at mid 2023, Balikpapan is the second most populous city in East Kalimantan, after Samarinda. Wikipedia
Connected submarine cables
| Cable | RFS | Length | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barat Timur Indonesia-1 (BTI-1) | 2028 | 4,500 km | Super Sistem (PT Super Sistem Data) |
| Trans Global Cable System (TGCS) | 2026 | 1,200 km | Trans Indonesia Supercorridor |
| Indonesia Global Gateway (IGG) System | 2018 | 5,300 km | Telin, Telkom Indonesia |
Operators landing at Balikpapan, Indonesia
Cables landing at Balikpapan, Indonesia are operated by 4 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Super Sistem (PT Super Sistem Data), Telin, Telkom Indonesia, Trans Indonesia Supercorridor. 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 Balikpapan, Indonesia, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Indonesia, Singapore.
Monitoring status
No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Balikpapan, Indonesia 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
- Barat Timur Indonesia-1 (BTI-1) (2028) — Barat Timur Indonesia-1 (BTI-1) is a domestic submarine cable network within Indonesia, connecting 6 coastal and island locations including Balikpapan, Gresik, Makassar, Manado, Nongsa, and 1 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
- Trans Global Cable System (TGCS) (2026) — Trans Global Cable System (TGCS) is a domestic submarine cable network within Indonesia, connecting 7 coastal and island locations including Balikpapan, Batam, Ketapang, Makassar, Manado, and 2 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
- Indonesia Global Gateway (IGG) System (2018) — Indonesia Global Gateway (IGG) System is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Indonesia and Singapore. Landing at Bali, Balikpapan, Batam, Dumai, Jakarta, and 5 more, 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 →
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Landing Point
- CountryID Indonesia
- Coordinates1.2654°S 116.8312°E
- Connected Cables3
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