Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

Fujairah, United Arab Emirates is a submarine cable landing point in United Arab Emirates (coordinates 25.1217°, 56.3337°). It serves 13 submarine cable systems, making it a major regional hub in United Arab Emirates's international connectivity infrastructure.

Fujairah City is the capital of the emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the seventh-largest city in UAE, located on the Gulf of Oman. It is the only Emirati capital city on the UAE's east coast. The city of Fujairah is an industrial and commercial hub located on the west coast of the Indian Ocean that sits at the foothills of the Hajar Mountains. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

Cables landing at Fujairah, United Arab Emirates are operated by 54 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, Algerie Telecom, Altice Portugal, BT, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bayobab, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Telecom, and 44 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 Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, international traffic can reach 40 countries through 13 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Djibouti, Egypt, France and 32 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 1 monitoring event on cables serving Fujairah, United Arab Emirates in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• 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 →
• Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG) (2016) — Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG) is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Oman, India, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Sri Lanka. Its 6 landing points at Barka, Chennai, Fujairah, Mumbai, Penang, and 1 more bridge the networks of Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• SeaMeWe-5 (2016) — SeaMeWe-5 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 16 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 18 landing points — including Abu Talat, Al Hudaydah, Catania, Dumai, Fujairah, and 13 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Gulf Bridge International Cable System/Middle East North Africa Cable System (GBICS/MENA) (2012) — Gulf Bridge International Cable System/Middle East North Africa Cable System (GBICS/MENA) is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Middle East and South Asia, with 9 landing points across 9 countries including Al Daayen, Qatar, Al Faw, Iraq, Al Hidd, Bahrain, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia and others. Read more →
• 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 →
• Europe India Gateway (EIG) (2011) — Europe India Gateway (EIG) is a 15,000 km submarine cable that connects twelve countries on three continents — the United Kingdom and Portugal at the European end, then Spain, France, Gibraltar, Monaco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and finally Mumbai, India. Ready for service in 2011, EIG has been in the ground for over a decade. Read more →
• IMEWE (2010) — IMEWE is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 8 countries across North Africa, Europe, Middle East. With 9 landing points — including Alexandria, Catania, Fujairah, Jeddah, Karachi, and 4 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• The East African Marine System (TEAMS) (2009) — The East African Marine System (TEAMS) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United Arab Emirates and Kenya. Landing at Fujairah, Mombasa, 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 →
• Transworld (TW1) (2006) — Transworld (TW1) is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Middle East and South Asia, with 3 landing points across 3 countries including Al Seeb, Oman, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Karachi, Pakistan. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between Middle East and South Asia. Read more →
• SeaMeWe-4 (2005) — SeaMeWe-4 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 14 countries across North Africa, South Asia, Middle East. With 16 landing points — including Alexandria, Annaba, Bizerte, Chennai, Colombo, and 11 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA) (1997) — FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 12 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 14 landing points — including Alexandria, Aqaba, Estepona, Fujairah, Geoje, and 9 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• UAE-Iran (1992) — UAE-Iran is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United Arab Emirates and Iran. Landing at Fujairah, Jask, 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 →
• FEA — FEA is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Middle East and South Asia and Southeast Asia, with 8 landing points across 7 countries including Aqaba, Jordan, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Mumbai, India and others. As a major intercontinental system spanning 7 nations, it serves as a critical artery for international data traffic between continents. Read more →

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