Chania, Greece

Chania, Greece is a submarine cable landing point in Greece (coordinates 35.5118°, 24.0122°). It serves 5 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Greece's international connectivity infrastructure.

Chania, also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about 70 km (43 mi) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 mi) west of Heraklion. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Chania, Greece

Cables landing at Chania, Greece are operated by 22 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including China Unicom, Djibouti Telecom, Google, Hyalroute, Libya International Telecommunications Company, Metfone, Mobily, National Telecom, OTEGLOBE, Ooredoo, and 12 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 Chania, Greece, international traffic can reach 23 countries through 5 cable systems. Destinations include Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Greece, India and 15 more. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 3 monitoring events on cables serving Chania, Greece in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Blue (2023) — Blue is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 6 countries across Middle East, Europe. With 10 landing points — including Aqaba, Bastia, Chania, Genoa, Golfo Aranci, and 5 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) (2017) — Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 18 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 20 landing points — including Abu Talat, Aden, Al Bustan, Bari, Cape D’Aguilar, and 15 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Silphium (2013) — In the gardens of ancient Cyrene, in a narrow coastal strip of what is now eastern Libya, there once grew a plant called silphium. The Greeks and Romans valued it more than gold. Read more →
• MedNautilus Submarine System (2001) — MedNautilus Submarine System is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Europe and Middle East, with 7 landing points across 5 countries including Athens, Greece, Catania, Italy, Chania, Greece, Istanbul, Turkey and others. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between Europe and Middle East. Read more →

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