Chongming, China

Chongming, China is a submarine cable landing point in China (coordinates 31.6199°, 121.3952°). It serves 4 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in China's international connectivity infrastructure.

Chongming, formerly romanized as Chungming, is an alluvial island at the mouth of the Yangtze River in East China covering 1,267 square kilometers (489 sq mi) as of 2010. Together with the islands Changxing and Hengsha, it forms Chongming District, the northernmost area of the provincial-level municipality of Shanghai. At the time of the 2010 Chinese census, its population was 660,000. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Chongming, China

Cables landing at Chongming, China are operated by 29 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, BT, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, HKBN, KDDI, KT, LG Uplus, and 19 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 Chongming, China, international traffic can reach 10 countries through 4 cable systems. Destinations include China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and 2 more.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 1 monitoring event on cables serving Chongming, China in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• New Cross Pacific (NCP) Cable System (2018) — New Cross Pacific (NCP) Cable System is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting East Asia and North America, with 7 landing points across 5 countries including Busan, South Korea, Chongming, China, Lingang, China, Maruyama, Japan and others. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between East Asia and North America. 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 →
• Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) Cable System (2008) — Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) Cable System is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting China, South Korea, Japan, United States, Taiwan. Its 6 landing points at Chongming, Geoje, Maruyama, Nedonna Beach, Qingdao, and 1 more bridge the networks of East Asia, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. 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.