Bengkalis, Indonesia

Bengkalis, Indonesia is a submarine cable landing point in Indonesia (coordinates 1.4892°, 102.0801°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Indonesia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Bengkalis is a large town and the seat (capital) of Bengkalis Regency. in the Riau province of Indonesia It is located on the south coast of Bengkalis Island. The town had a population of 83,085 in 2021. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Bengkalis, Indonesia, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Indonesia. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Bengkalis, 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

• Palapa Ring West (2018) — Palapa Ring West is a domestic submarine cable network within Indonesia, connecting 11 coastal and island locations including Batam, Bengkalis, Dumai, Karimun, Kuala Tungkal, and 6 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

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