Chennai, India

Chennai, India is a submarine cable landing point in India (coordinates 13.0635°, 80.2431°). It serves 9 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in India's international connectivity infrastructure.

Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after London. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Chennai, India

Cables landing at Chennai, India are operated by 36 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, Algerie Telecom, Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco), Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Dhiraagu, and 26 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 Chennai, India, international traffic can reach 23 countries through 9 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Djibouti, Egypt, France 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

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Chennai, India 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

• SeaMeWe-6 (2026) — SeaMeWe-6 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 15 countries across Middle East, South Asia, East Africa. With 17 landing points — including Abu Dhabi, Chennai, Cox’s Bazar, Djibouti City, Doha, and 12 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• India Asia Xpress (IAX) (2024) — India Asia Xpress (IAX) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 6 countries across South Asia, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia. With 9 landing points — including Chennai, Digha, Hulhumale, Machilipatnam, Matara, and 4 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• MIST (2024) — MIST is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia, with 5 landing points across 4 countries including Chennai, India, Morib, Malaysia, Mumbai, India, Satun, Thailand and others. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between South Asia and Southeast Asia. Read more →
• Chennai-Andaman & Nicobar Islands Cable (CANI) (2020) — Chennai-Andaman & Nicobar Islands Cable (CANI) is a domestic submarine cable network within India, connecting 9 coastal and island locations including Car Nicobar, Chennai, Great Nicobar, Havelock, Kamorta, and 4 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG) (2016) — Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG) is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Oman, India, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Sri Lanka. Its 6 landing points at Barka, Chennai, Fujairah, Mumbai, Penang, and 1 more bridge the networks of Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• SeaMeWe-4 (2005) — SeaMeWe-4 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 14 countries across North Africa, South Asia, Middle East. With 16 landing points — including Alexandria, Annaba, Bizerte, Chennai, Colombo, and 11 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Tata TGN-Tata Indicom (2004) — Tata TGN-Tata Indicom is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Singapore and India. Landing at Changi North, Chennai, 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 →
• i2i Cable Network (i2icn) (2002) — i2i Cable Network (i2icn) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking India and Singapore. Landing at Chennai, Tuas, 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 →
• Project Waterworth — Project Waterworth is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Southern Africa and South Asia and Oceania, with 9 landing points across 6 countries including Amanzimtoti, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, Chennai, India, Darwin, NT, Australia and others. Read more →

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