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

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 →

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