Digha, India

Digha, India is a submarine cable landing point in India (coordinates 21.6219°, 87.5065°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in India's international connectivity infrastructure.

Digha is a seaside resort town located in the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Situated at the northern end of the Bay of Bengal, it is a popular coastal tourist destination known for its low gradient and shallow sand beaches. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Digha, India, international traffic can reach 6 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include India, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Digha, India 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

• India Asia Xpress (IAX) (2024) — India Asia Xpress (IAX) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 6 countries across South Asia, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia. With 9 landing points — including Chennai, Digha, Hulhumale, Machilipatnam, Matara, and 4 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.