Djibouti City, Djibouti is a submarine cable landing point in Djibouti (coordinates 11.5947°, 43.1480°). It serves 9 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Djibouti's international connectivity infrastructure.
Djibouti is the capital city of the Republic of Djibouti. It is located in the coastal Djibouti Region on the Gulf of Tadjoura. Wikipedia
Connected submarine cables
| Cable | RFS | Length | Owners |
|---|
| Africa-1 | 2026 | 10,000 km | G42, Mobily, Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd., … |
| India Europe Xpress (IEX) | 2026 | 9,775 km | China Mobile, Reliance Jio Infocomm |
| Raman | 2026 | 7,376 km | Google, Sparkle, Zain Omantel International |
| SeaMeWe-6 | 2026 | 21,700 km | Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco), Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bharti Airtel, … |
| 2Africa | 2024 | 45,000 km | Bayobab, China Mobile, Meta, … |
| Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) | 2021 | 4,854 km | Djibouti Telecom, Hormuud Telecom Somalia, Somtel International, … |
| Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) | 2017 | 25,000 km | China Unicom, Djibouti Telecom, Hyalroute, … |
| SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia | 2009 | 15,000 km | SEACOM, Tata Communications |
| Aden-Djibouti | 1994 | 269 km | Djibouti Telecom, Orange, Sparkle, … |
Operators landing at Djibouti City, Djibouti
Cables landing at Djibouti City, Djibouti are operated by 44 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco), Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bayobab, Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Unicom, Dhiraagu, Djibouti Telecom, G42, Google, and 34 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 Djibouti City, Djibouti, international traffic can reach 46 countries through 9 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire and 38 more. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.
Monitoring status
GeoCables recorded 3 monitoring events on cables serving Djibouti City, Djibouti in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.
About the cables
- Africa-1 (2026) — Africa-1 is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Middle East and North Africa and East Africa, with 11 landing points across 10 countries including Al Hudaydah, Yemen, Bejaia, Algeria, Berbera, Somalia, Djibouti City, Djibouti and others. As a major intercontinental system spanning 10 nations, it serves as a critical artery for international data traffic between continents. Read more →
- India Europe Xpress (IEX) (2026) — India Europe Xpress (IEX) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 8 countries across East Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 11 landing points — including Djibouti City, Jeddah, Marseille, Mumbai, Neom, and 6 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
- Raman (2026) — Raman is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Middle East and East Africa and South Asia, with 6 landing points across 5 countries including Aqaba, Jordan, Barka, Oman, Djibouti City, Djibouti, Duba, Saudi Arabia and others. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between Middle East and East Africa and South Asia. Read more →
- SeaMeWe-6 (2026) — SeaMeWe-6 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 15 countries across Middle East, South Asia, East Africa. With 17 landing points — including Abu Dhabi, Chennai, Cox’s Bazar, Djibouti City, Doha, and 12 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
- 2Africa (2024) — 2Africa is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 34 countries across West Africa, Middle East, Southern Africa. With 50 landing points — including Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Al Faw, Al Khobar, and 45 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
- Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) (2021) — Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 7 countries across East Africa, Southern Africa. With 12 landing points — including Beira, Bosaso, Dar Es Salaam, Djibouti City, Mahajanga, and 7 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
- Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) (2017) — Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 18 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 20 landing points — including Abu Talat, Aden, Al Bustan, Bari, Cape D’Aguilar, and 15 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
- SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia (2009) — SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting East Africa and Middle East and Southern Africa, with 8 landing points across 8 countries including Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Maputo, Mozambique and others. Read more →
- Aden-Djibouti (1994) — Aden-Djibouti is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Yemen and Djibouti. Landing at Aden, Djibouti City, 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 →
Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.