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La Union, Philippines

Landing Point · PH Philippines

2 Connected Cables 16.5826°N 120.3896°E Philippines
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Connected Cables
PH
Country
16.58°
Latitude
120.39°
Longitude
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Connected Cables

Cable Length RFS Status
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable System 20,000 km 2009 Active
SEA-H2X 6,000 km 2026 Active

About La Union, Philippines

La Union, Philippines is a submarine cable landing point in Philippines (coordinates 16.5826°, 120.3896°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Philippines's international connectivity infrastructure.

La Union, officially the Province of La Union, is a coastal province in the Philippines situated in the Ilocos Region on the island of Luzon. The province's capital, the City of San Fernando, is the most populous city in La Union and serves as the regional center of the Ilocos Region. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

CableRFSLengthOwners
SEA-H2X20266,000 kmChina Mobile, China Unicom, Converge ICT
Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable System200920,000 kmAT&T, BT, Bharti Airtel, …

Operators landing at La Union, Philippines

Cables landing at La Union, Philippines are operated by 21 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, BT, Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Unicom, Converge ICT, Eastern Telecom, Ezecom, Globe Telecom, Indosat Ooredoo, and 11 others. 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 La Union, Philippines, international traffic can reach 8 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Brunei, China, Guam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Vietnam.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 3 monitoring events on cables serving La Union, Philippines in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

  • SEA-H2X (2026) — SEA-H2X is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Southeast Asia and East Asia, with 6 landing points across 5 countries including Kuching, Malaysia, La Union, Philippines, Lingshui, China, Songkhla, Thailand and others. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between Southeast Asia and East Asia. Read more →
  • Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable System (2009) — Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable System is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 9 countries across Southeast Asia, North America, East Asia. With 10 landing points — including Changi North, Keawaula, La Union, Lantau Island, Mersing, and 5 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →

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

Other Landing Points in Philippines

Landing Point

  • CountryPH Philippines
  • Coordinates16.5826°N 120.3896°E
  • Connected Cables2

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