Dawu, Taiwan

Dawu, Taiwan is a submarine cable landing point in Taiwan (coordinates 22.3405°, 120.8898°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Taiwan's international connectivity infrastructure.

Dawu Township (Chinese: 大武鄉; pinyin: Dàwǔ Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Ta4-wu3 Hsiang1) is a rural township in Taitung County, Taiwan. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Dawu, Taiwan

Cables landing at Dawu, Taiwan are operated by 10 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Amazon Web Services, Arteria, Chunghwa Telecom, Dreamline, Globe Telecom, Google, Microsoft, Singtel, Telekom Malaysia, Unified National Networks (UNN). 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 Dawu, Taiwan, international traffic can reach 12 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Brunei, Canada, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northern Mariana Islands, Philippines and 4 more.

Monitoring status

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

About the cables

• Asia United Gateway East (AUG East) (2029) — Asia United Gateway East (AUG East) is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Southeast Asia and East Asia, with 9 landing points across 8 countries including Batam, Indonesia, Changi, Singapore, Dawu, Taiwan, Gunsan, South Korea and others. As a major intercontinental system spanning 8 nations, it serves as a critical artery for international data traffic between continents. Read more →
• TPU (2026) — TPU is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Philippines, Taiwan, United States, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands. Its 5 landing points at Claveria, Dawu, Eureka, Tanguisson Point, Tinian bridge the networks of Southeast Asia, East Asia, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• Topaz (2023) — Topaz is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Taiwan, Canada, Japan. Its 5 landing points at Dawu, Port Alberni, Shima, Takahagi, Vancouver bridge the networks of East Asia, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →

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