Kaweni, Mayotte

Kaweni, Mayotte is a submarine cable landing point in Mayotte (coordinates -12.8171°, 45.1659°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Mayotte's international connectivity infrastructure.

Kaweni is a village in the commune of Mamoudzou on the French overseas island of Mayotte. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Kaweni, Mayotte

Cables landing at Kaweni, Mayotte are operated by 7 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Comoros Cables, Emtel, Mauritius Telecom, Orange, Orange Madagascar, Société Réunionnaise du Radiotéléphone, Telkom Kenya. 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 Kaweni, Mayotte, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Comoros, Kenya.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Kaweni, Mayotte 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

• FLY-LION3 (2019) — FLY-LION3 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Mayotte and Comoros. Landing at Kaweni, Moroni, 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 →
• Lower Indian Ocean Network 2 (LION2) (2012) — Lower Indian Ocean Network 2 (LION2) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Mayotte and Kenya. Landing at Kaweni, Nyali, 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.