Kristiansand, Norway

Kristiansand, Norway is a submarine cable landing point in Norway (coordinates 58.1510°, 7.9963°). It serves 7 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Norway's international connectivity infrastructure.

Kristiansand is a city and municipality in the Agder county of Southern Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation of the municipalities of Søgne and Songdalen into the greater Kristiansand municipality. In addition to the city itself, Statistics Norway count four other densely populated areas in the municipality: Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough, Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough, Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough, and Tveit with a population of 1,396 in the Oddernes borough. Kristiansand is divided into five boroughs; -Grim, which is located northwest in Kristiansand with a population of 15,000; Kvadraturen, which is the centre and downtown Kristiansand with a population of 5,200; Lund, the second largest borough; Søgne, with a population of around 12,000 and incorporated into the municipality of Kristiansand as of January 2020; Oddernes, a borough located in the west; and Vågsbygd, the largest borough with a population of 36,000, located in the southwest. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Kristiansand, Norway

Cables landing at Kristiansand, Norway are operated by 8 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Bulk Infrastructure, EXA Infrastructure, Google, IOEMA Fibre, Meta, NOR5KE Fibre AS, Statnett, Tampnet. 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 Kristiansand, Norway, international traffic can reach 8 countries through 7 cable systems. Destinations include Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Kristiansand, Norway 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

• IOEMA (2028) — IOEMA is a regional submarine cable serving 5 countries: Denmark, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway, Germany. With landing points at Blaabjerg, Broadstairs, Domburg, Eemshaven, Houstrup, and 5 more, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• N0r5ke Viking 2 (2028) — N0r5ke Viking 2 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Norway and Sweden. Landing at Bergen, Capri Strand, Kristiansand, Lagunen, Oslo, and 2 more, 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 →
• Norfest (2023) — Norfest is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Norway and Sweden. Landing at Arendal, Capri Strand, Drøbak, Egersund, Kristiansand, and 5 more, 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 →
• Havsil (2022) — Havsil is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Denmark and Norway. Landing at Hanstholm, Kristiansand, 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 →
• Havfrue/AEC-2 (2020) — Havfrue/AEC-2 is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Denmark, Norway, Ireland, United States. Its 4 landing points at Blaabjerg, Kristiansand, Lecanvey, Wall Township bridge the networks of Europe, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• Skagerrak 4 (2014) — Skagerrak 4 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Norway and Denmark. Landing at Kristiansand, Tjele, 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 →
• IOEMA-1 — IOEMA-1 is a regional submarine cable serving 5 countries: Denmark, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway, Germany. With landing points at Blaabjerg, Dumpton Gap, Eemshaven, Kristiansand, Leiston, and 2 more, 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.