Chipiona, Spain

Chipiona, Spain is a submarine cable landing point in Spain (coordinates 36.7313°, -6.4289°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Spain's international connectivity infrastructure.

Chipiona is a town and municipality located on the Atlantic coast in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2012 census, the city has a population of 18,849 inhabitants, but this amount increases greatly during the summer holiday period. The town covers an area of 33 km2. Being in the lower valley of the River Guadalquivir it is very flat with a maximum terrestrial height of 4 metres. It is bordered on the north-west by Sanlúcar de Barrameda and on the south-east by the port of Rota. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Chipiona, Spain

Cables landing at Chipiona, Spain are operated by 34 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, Altice Portugal, Angola Telecom, BICS, BT, Camtel, China Telecom, Chunghwa Telecom, Cogent, Cyta, and 24 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 Chipiona, Spain, international traffic can reach 11 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Portugal and 3 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Chipiona, 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

• Pencan-9 (2016) — Pencan-9 is a submarine cable system operating within Spain, with landing points at Chipiona, Tarahales. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →
• SAT-3/WASC (2002) — SAT-3/WASC is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting West Africa and Europe and Southern Africa, with 12 landing points across 11 countries including Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Accra, Ghana, Alta Vista, Canary Islands, Spain, Cacuaco, Angola and others. Read more →

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