Funchal, Portugal

Funchal, Portugal is a submarine cable landing point in Portugal (coordinates 32.6469°, -16.9089°). It serves 4 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Portugal's international connectivity infrastructure.

Funchal, officially City of Funchal, is the capital, largest city and a municipality in Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions; it is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Funchal, Portugal

Cables landing at Funchal, Portugal are operated by 3 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Altice Portugal, EllaLink, IP Telecom. 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 Funchal, Portugal, international traffic can reach 6 countries through 4 cable systems. Destinations include Brazil, Cape Verde, French Guiana, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Funchal, Portugal 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

• New CAM Ring (2026) — New CAM Ring is a domestic submarine cable network within Portugal, connecting 6 coastal and island locations including Carcavelos, Funchal, Machico, São Miguel, Sines, and 1 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• EllaLink (2021) — On June 1, 2021, a signal left Sines, Portugal — a quiet fishing port on the Alentejo coast — and arrived in Fortaleza, Brazil, sixty-two milliseconds later. For the first time in the history of the internet, a European packet reached South America without touching North American soil. Read more →
• CAM Ring (2003) — CAM Ring is a submarine cable system operating within Portugal, with landing points at Funchal, Ponta Delgada, Porto Santo. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →
• Continente-Madeira (2000) — Continente-Madeira is a submarine cable system operating within Portugal, with landing points at Carcavelos, Funchal. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →

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