Derna, Libya

Derna, Libya is a submarine cable landing point in Libya (coordinates 32.7636°, 22.6392°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Libya's international connectivity infrastructure.

Derna is a port city in eastern Libya. With a population of around 90,000, Derna was once the seat of one of the wealthiest provinces among the Barbary States. The city is now the administrative capital of Derna District, which covers a much smaller area than the old province. Among Libyan cities, Derna has a unique location and physical environment, as it lies between the Jebel Akhdar, the Mediterranean Sea, and the desert and is the fourth most important port in Cyrenaica's northern coast after Benghazi, Bayda and Tobruk. The city is also home to people of many different backgrounds. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Derna, Libya

Cables landing at Derna, Libya are operated by 3 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Libya International Telecommunications Company, Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (LPTIC Holding). 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 Derna, Libya, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Greece, Libya.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Derna, Libya 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

• Silphium (2013) — In the gardens of ancient Cyrene, in a narrow coastal strip of what is now eastern Libya, there once grew a plant called silphium. The Greeks and Romans valued it more than gold. Read more →
• LFON (Libyan Fiber Optic Network) (1999) — LFON (Libyan Fiber Optic Network) is a domestic submarine cable network within Libya, connecting 13 coastal and island locations including Al Bayda, Al Khums, Benghazi, Brega, Derna, and 8 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

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