Landing Point · QA Qatar
| Cable | Status |
|---|---|
| Qatar-U.A.E. Submarine Cable System | Active |
RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-04-12 through 2026-06-03 — live ICMP round-trip time via RIPE Atlas probes. Recomputed daily. ✓ No anomalies detected in the monitored period.
| Probe | Location | Samples | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1014597 own probe | Tbilisi GE | 5 | 166.3 ms |
| #1014969 own probe | Jerusalem IL | 5 | 168.0 ms |
| #1015313 own probe | Sevastopol UA | 5 | 189.6 ms |
| #1014589 own probe | Almaty KZ | 4 | 219.9 ms |
| #1014473 own probe | Minsk BY | 3 | 186.7 ms |
| #6410 own probe | Sao Paulo BR | 1 | 300.7 ms |
| #6427 own probe | Sydney AU | 1 | 355.4 ms |
| #1015523 own probe | Moscow RU | 1 | 164.7 ms |
Halul Island is a Qatari island located approximately 90 kilometres northeast of Doha in the Persian Gulf. Despite its relatively small footprint, the island hosts submarine cable infrastructure connecting Qatar to a neighbouring Gulf state. One submarine cable lands at Halul Island, the Qatar-U.A.E. Submarine Cable System, which links Qatar directly to the United Arab Emirates across a short but significant stretch of Gulf waters.
The corridor enabled by this cable is regional in character, spanning the Gulf between two of the Arabian Peninsula's most connected economies. At 100 kilometres in length, the Qatar-U.A.E. Submarine Cable System represents a compact inter-country link rather than an intercontinental route, reflecting the relatively short distances between Gulf states and the value of direct bilateral connectivity.
The Qatar-U.A.E. Submarine Cable System is a 100-kilometre submarine cable that reached ready-for-service status in 2004 and connects Qatar with the United Arab Emirates. Landing at Halul Island on the Qatari side, the system forms a direct bilateral link between the two countries. Its relatively short length reflects the close geographic proximity of Qatar and the UAE across the Gulf, making it one of the more compact systems in the broader regional cable network.
Among Qatar's submarine cable landing points, Halul Island sits alongside Doha, Al Ghariya, Al Daayen, and Al-Kheesa. With one cable, it shares the single-cable tier with Al Daayen and Al-Kheesa, while Doha leads the country with six cables and Al Ghariya hosts two. Halul Island thus represents one of Qatar's more specialised landing points, serving a focused bilateral connection rather than the broader multi-cable hub role that Doha plays nationally.
Halul Island functions as a single-cable terminus in Qatar's submarine cable geography, hosting the Qatar-U.A.E. Submarine Cable System and enabling a direct link between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Its role is bilateral and regionally scoped, providing connectivity across a Gulf corridor rather than anchoring long-haul intercontinental routes. As a single-cable landing point on an offshore island, Halul Island contributes a geographically distinct node to Qatar's cable infrastructure, separate from the mainland landing points at Doha, Al Ghariya, Al Daayen, and Al-Kheesa.
In the regional submarine cable graph, Halul Island's significance lies in offering Qatar a landing point positioned offshore in the Gulf itself, extending the country's cable connectivity beyond its mainland coastline and reinforcing the direct bilateral link between Qatar and the UAE.
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