Landing Point · CM Cameroon
| Cable | Status |
|---|---|
| SAT-3/WASC | Active |
Douala, Cameroon is a submarine cable landing point in Cameroon (coordinates 4.0472°, 9.7063°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Cameroon's international connectivity infrastructure.
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country's major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA). It is the commercial and economic capital of Cameroon and the entire CEMAC region comprising Gabon, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as oil, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits. As of 2025, the city and its surrounding area had an estimated population of 4,346,000, while the city proper had an estimated population of 3,816,500. The city sits on the estuary of the Wouri River and its climate is tropical. Wikipedia
| Cable | RFS | Length | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT-3/WASC | 2002 | 14,350 km | AT&T, Altice Portugal, Angola Telecom, … |
From Douala, Cameroon, international traffic can reach 10 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Angola, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal and 2 more. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.
No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Douala, Cameroon 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.
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