Butuan City, Philippines

Butuan City, Philippines is a submarine cable landing point in Philippines (coordinates 8.9476°, 125.5406°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Philippines's international connectivity infrastructure.

Butuan, officially the City of Butuan, is a highly urbanized city and the regional center of Caraga, Philippines. It is the de facto capital of the province of Agusan del Norte where it is geographically situated but has an administratively independent government. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 385,530 people making it the most populous city in Caraga Region. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Butuan City, Philippines

Cables landing at Butuan City, Philippines are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including DITO Telecommunity, PLDT. 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 Butuan City, Philippines, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Philippines.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Butuan City, Philippines 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

• Submarine Cable in the Philippines (SCiP) (2022) — Submarine Cable in the Philippines (SCiP) is a domestic submarine cable system within Philippines, linking 17 landing points including Allen, Philippines, Batangas, Philippines, Butuan City, Philippines, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines and others. It strengthens domestic network resilience in Philippines by providing submarine connectivity between coastal and island communities. Read more →
• PLDT Domestic Fiber Optic Network (DFON) (1997) — PLDT Domestic Fiber Optic Network (DFON) is a domestic submarine cable system within Philippines, linking 13 landing points including Butuan City, Philippines, Cadiz City, Philippines, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, Calbayog, Philippines and others. It strengthens domestic network resilience in Philippines by providing submarine connectivity between coastal and island communities. Read more →

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