Cherating, Malaysia

Cherating, Malaysia is a submarine cable landing point in Malaysia (coordinates 4.1302°, 103.3937°). It serves 4 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Malaysia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Cherating is a coastal town in Kuantan District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is located 47 kilometers north of Kuantan. The beaches along Chendor Beach have many hotels and resorts. Cherating was also the location of Asia's first Club Med. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Cherating, Malaysia

Cables landing at Cherating, Malaysia are operated by 30 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, BT, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, HKBN, KDDI, KT, LG Uplus, and 20 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 Cherating, Malaysia, international traffic can reach 10 countries through 4 cable systems. Destinations include Cambodia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and 2 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Cherating, Malaysia 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

• Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand (MCT) Cable (2017) — Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand (MCT) Cable is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia. With landing points at Cherating, Rayong, Sihanoukville, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1Malaysia (SKR1M) (2017) — Sistem Kabel Rakyat 1Malaysia (SKR1M) is a domestic submarine cable system within Malaysia, linking 6 landing points including Bintulu, Malaysia, Cherating, Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Kuching, Malaysia and others. It strengthens domestic network resilience in Malaysia by providing submarine connectivity between coastal and island communities. Read more →
• Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) (2016) — Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 8 countries across East Asia, Southeast Asia. With 11 landing points — including Busan, Changi South, Cherating, Chongming, Danang, and 6 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• APCN-2 (2001) — APCN-2 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 7 countries across Southeast Asia, East Asia. With 10 landing points — including Batangas, Busan, Cherating, Chikura, Chongming, and 5 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →

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