Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a submarine cable landing point in United Arab Emirates (coordinates 25.2693°, 55.3084°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in United Arab Emirates's international connectivity infrastructure.

Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. It is on a creek on the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf. As of 2025, its population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are expatriates. The wider urban area includes Sharjah and has a population of 5 million people as of 2023, while the Dubai–Sharjah–Ajman metropolitan area has a population of 6 million people. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Cables landing at Dubai, United Arab Emirates are operated by 6 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco), FLAG, Kuwait Ministry of Communications, Ooredoo, Tata Communications, e&. 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 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, international traffic can reach 14 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Bahrain, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman and 6 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates 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

• Tata TGN-Gulf (2012) — Tata TGN-Gulf is a regional submarine cable connecting 5 countries — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman — with 6 landing points including Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, Al-Kheesa, Qatar, Amwaj Island, Bahrain, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and others. Read more →
• FALCON (2006) — Every submarine cable has an owner. Most have had two. FALCON has survived three bankruptcies — and is still carrying traffic across fourteen countries, from Egypt to Sri Lanka, through some of the most politically complex waters on Earth. The Cable That Outlived Its Owners FALCON stands for FLAG Alcatel-Lucent Optical Network. Read more →
• Fiber Optic Gulf (FOG) (1998) — Fiber Optic Gulf (FOG) is a regional submarine cable connecting 4 countries — Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain — with 4 landing points including Doha, Qatar, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait City, Kuwait, Manama, Bahrain. It enhances regional connectivity and provides route diversity for internet traffic in Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain. Read more →

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