Ijmuiden, Netherlands

Ijmuiden, Netherlands is a submarine cable landing point in Netherlands (coordinates 52.4585°, 4.6137°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Netherlands's international connectivity infrastructure.

IJmuiden is a port town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam. To the south it abuts a large reserve of plant-covered dunes, the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. The town is on the south bank; the north bank is otherwise a steel plant and Velsen-Noord. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Ijmuiden, Netherlands

Cables landing at Ijmuiden, Netherlands are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Verizon, euNetworks. 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 Ijmuiden, Netherlands, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include United Kingdom.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Ijmuiden, Netherlands 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

• Scylla (2021) — Scylla is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Netherlands and United Kingdom. Landing at Ijmuiden, Lowestoft, 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 →
• Ulysses 2 (1997) — Ulysses 2 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Netherlands and United Kingdom. Landing at Ijmuiden, Lowestoft, 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 →

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