Karachi, Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan is a submarine cable landing point in Pakistan (coordinates 24.8894°, 67.0285°). It serves 9 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Pakistan's international connectivity infrastructure.

Karachi is the capital city of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (PPP) as of 2021. Karachi is a major metropolitan area and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Karachi, Pakistan

Cables landing at Karachi, Pakistan are operated by 48 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Algerie Telecom, Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco), Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bayobab, Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Dhiraagu, Djibouti Telecom, and 38 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 Karachi, Pakistan, international traffic can reach 51 countries through 9 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Cyprus and 43 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 3 monitoring events on cables serving Karachi, Pakistan in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Africa-1 (2026) — Africa-1 is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Middle East and North Africa and East Africa, with 11 landing points across 10 countries including Al Hudaydah, Yemen, Bejaia, Algeria, Berbera, Somalia, Djibouti City, Djibouti and others. As a major intercontinental system spanning 10 nations, it serves as a critical artery for international data traffic between continents. Read more →
• SeaMeWe-6 (2026) — SeaMeWe-6 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 15 countries across Middle East, South Asia, East Africa. With 17 landing points — including Abu Dhabi, Chennai, Cox’s Bazar, Djibouti City, Doha, and 12 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• 2Africa (2024) — 2Africa is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 34 countries across West Africa, Middle East, Southern Africa. With 50 landing points — including Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Al Faw, Al Khobar, and 45 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• PEACE Cable (2022) — PEACE Cable is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 13 countries across North Africa, Middle East, South Asia. With 14 landing points — including Abu Talat, Berbera, Bizerte, Jeddah, Kalba, and 9 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• 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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →
• 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 →

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