Darwin, NT, Australia

Darwin, NT, Australia is a submarine cable landing point in Australia (coordinates -12.4675°, 130.8431°). It serves 5 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Australia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Darwin is the capital and largest city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city had a population of 139,902 at the 2021 census, which is nearly 53% of the territory's population. It is the smallest, wettest, and most northerly of the Australian capital cities and serves as the Top End's regional centre. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Darwin, NT, Australia

Cables landing at Darwin, NT, Australia are operated by 5 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including BW Digital, Google, Inligo Networks, Meta, Vocus Communications. 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 Darwin, NT, Australia, international traffic can reach 14 countries through 5 cable systems. Destinations include Australia, Brazil, Christmas Island, Guam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and 6 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 Darwin, NT, Australia 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

• Asia Connect Cable-1 (ACC-1) (2028) — Asia Connect Cable-1 (ACC-1) is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Oceania and Southeast Asia and North America, with 10 landing points across 7 countries including Alupang, Guam, Batam, Indonesia, Darwin, NT, Australia, Davao, Philippines and others. Read more →
• Bosun (2027) — Bosun is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Australia and Christmas Island. Landing at Darwin, Flying Fish Cove, 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 →
• Hawaiki Nui 1 (2027) — Hawaiki Nui 1 is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Southeast Asia and Oceania, with 9 landing points across 6 countries including Batam, Indonesia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Changi, Singapore, Darwin, NT, Australia and others. As a major intercontinental system spanning 6 nations, it serves as a critical artery for international data traffic between continents. Read more →
• North-West Cable System (2016) — North-West Cable System is a submarine cable system operating within Australia, with landing points at Darwin, Port Hedland, Wurrumiyanga. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. 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.