Bilbao, Spain

Bilbao, Spain is a submarine cable landing point in Spain (coordinates 43.2683°, -2.9462°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Spain's international connectivity infrastructure.

Bilbao or Bilbo is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 347,342 as of 2024, it is the 11th most populous city in Spain, and the most populous in northern Spain. The Bilbao metropolitan area has 1,037,847 inhabitants, making it the most populous metropolitan area in northern Spain. The comarca of Greater Bilbao is the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. Bilbao is also the main urban area in what is defined as the Greater Basque region. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Bilbao, Spain

Cables landing at Bilbao, Spain are operated by 5 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Tata Communications, Telxius. 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 Bilbao, Spain, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Portugal, United Kingdom, United States.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Bilbao, Spain 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

• Grace Hopper (2022) — Grace Hopper is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting United States, Spain, United Kingdom. Its 3 landing points at Bellport, Bilbao, Bude bridge the networks of North America, Europe, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• MAREA (2018) — MAREA is the submarine cable you have probably heard of without realizing it. When commissioned in February 2018, it was the highest-capacity trans-Atlantic cable in service and the first major trans-Atlantic system owned by a partnership of cloud companies rather than by a traditional telco consortium. Read more →
• Tata TGN-Western Europe (2002) — Tata TGN-Western Europe is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Spain, United Kingdom, Portugal. With landing points at Bilbao, Highbridge, Seixal, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →

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