Kitakyushu, Japan

Kitakyushu, Japan is a submarine cable landing point in Japan (coordinates 33.8393°, 131.0320°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Japan's international connectivity infrastructure.

Kitakyushu is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu, after the city of Fukuoka. It is one of Japan's 20 designated cities, one of three on Kyushu, and is divided into seven wards. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Kitakyushu, Japan

Cables landing at Kitakyushu, Japan are operated by 5 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, KT, NTT, QTNet, Softbank. 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 Kitakyushu, Japan, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Guam, Japan, South Korea.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Kitakyushu, Japan 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

• Guam Okinawa Kyushu Incheon (GOKI) (2013) — Guam Okinawa Kyushu Incheon (GOKI) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Japan and Guam. Landing at Kitakyushu, Naha, Tumon Bay, 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 →
• Korea-Japan Cable Network (KJCN) (2002) — Korea-Japan Cable Network (KJCN) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking South Korea and Japan. Landing at Busan, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, 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.