Bata, Equatorial Guinea

Bata, Equatorial Guinea is a submarine cable landing point in Equatorial Guinea (coordinates 1.8601°, 9.7682°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Equatorial Guinea's international connectivity infrastructure.

Bata is a port city in the Litoral province of Equatorial Guinea and the most populous city in the country, with a population of 309,345 at the 2015 census. The city, formerly the capital of Equatorial Guinea, lies on the Atlantic coast of Río Muni. The city is a transport hub, with ferry connections to Malabo and Douala and the second largest airport of the country, Bata Airport. Bata is also known for its nightlife and market. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Bata, Equatorial Guinea

Cables landing at Bata, Equatorial Guinea are operated by 21 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Bayobab, Cable Consortium of Liberia, Canalink, Dolphin Telecom, GITGE (Gestor de Infraestructuras de Telecomunicaciones de Guinea Ecuatorial), GUILAB, Gambia Submarine Cable Company, International Mauritania Telecom, Orange, Orange Cameroun, and 11 others. 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 Bata, Equatorial Guinea, international traffic can reach 19 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana and 11 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Bata, Equatorial Guinea 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

• Ceiba-2 (2017) — Ceiba-2 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. Landing at Bata, Kribi, Malabo, 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 →
• Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) (2012) — Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) is a 17,000 km submarine cable that runs along the entire Atlantic coast of West Africa and ends in France. It lands at 19 stations across 19 countries, which makes it one of the most widely-landed submarine cables in the world. Read more →
• Ceiba-1 (2011) — Ceiba-1 is a submarine cable system operating within Equatorial Guinea, with landing points at Bata, Malabo. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →

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