Kribi, Cameroon

Kribi, Cameroon is a submarine cable landing point in Cameroon (coordinates 2.9329°, 9.9104°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Cameroon's international connectivity infrastructure.

Kribi is a beach resort and sea port in Cameroon. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Kribi, Cameroon

Cables landing at Kribi, Cameroon are operated by 3 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Camtel, China Unicom, GITGE (Gestor de Infraestructuras de Telecomunicaciones de Guinea Ecuatorial). 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 Kribi, Cameroon, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Brazil, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Kribi, Cameroon 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

• South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL) (2020) — South Atlantic Inter Link (SAIL) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Brazil and Cameroon. Landing at Fortaleza, Kribi, 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 →
• Ceiba-2 (2017) — Ceiba-2 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon. Landing at Bata, Kribi, Malabo, 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 →
• Nigeria Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS) (2015) — Nigeria Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Cameroon and Nigeria. Landing at Kribi, Lagos, 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.