Khasab, Oman

Khasab, Oman is a submarine cable landing point in Oman (coordinates 26.1813°, 56.2468°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Oman's international connectivity infrastructure.

Khasab is a town and capital of the Musandam Governorate which is an exclave of Oman bordering the United Arab Emirates at the tip of the Musandam Peninsula by the Strait of Hormuz. It has been dubbed the "Norway of Arabia" because of its extensive fjord-like craggy inlets and desolate mountainscapes. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Khasab, Oman

Cables landing at Khasab, Oman are operated by 3 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including FLAG, Vodafone, Zain Omantel International. 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 Khasab, Oman, international traffic can reach 14 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Bahrain, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman and 6 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Khasab, Oman 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

• OMRAN/EPEG (2013) — OMRAN/EPEG is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Oman and Iran. Landing at Barka, Chabahar, Diba, Jask, Khasab, 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 →
• FALCON (2006) — Every submarine cable has an owner. Most have had two. FALCON has survived three bankruptcies — and is still carrying traffic across fourteen countries, from Egypt to Sri Lanka, through some of the most politically complex waters on Earth. The Cable That Outlived Its Owners FALCON stands for FLAG Alcatel-Lucent Optical Network. Read more →

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