Kosrae, Micronesia

Kosrae, Micronesia is a submarine cable landing point in Micronesia (coordinates 5.3279°, 163.0081°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Micronesia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Kosrae, formerly known as Kusaie or Strong's Island, is an island in the Caroline Islands archipelago, and state within the Federated States of Micronesia. It includes the main island of Kosrae, traditionally known as Ualung, and a few intercoastal islands and islets, the most significant of which is inhabited by 1,500 people. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Kosrae, Micronesia, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Kosrae, Micronesia 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

• East Micronesia Cable System (EMCS) (2026) — East Micronesia Cable System (EMCS) is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru. With landing points at Kosrae, Pohnpei, Tarawa, Yaren, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →

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