Lagos, Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria is a submarine cable landing point in Nigeria (coordinates 6.4389°, 3.4232°). It serves 8 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Nigeria's international connectivity infrastructure.

Lagos, or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan port city in southwestern Nigeria. As of November 2025, the size of the city's population has been estimated to be between 17 and 21 million residents, making Lagos the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and one of the fastest-growing megacities in the world. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until the government's December 1991 decision to relocate its capital to Abuja, in the centre of the country. Apart from serving as a major African financial center, Lagos has also played a significant role in the national economy, serving as the economic hub of Lagos State and the entire country of Nigeria. The city has a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion in Africa. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fastest-growing cities and urban areas. A megacity, it has the second-highest GDP in Africa, and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the continent. Due to the large urban population and port traffic volumes, Lagos is classified as a Medium-Port Megacity. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Lagos, Nigeria

Cables landing at Lagos, Nigeria are operated by 68 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, Altice Portugal, Angola Cables, Angola Telecom, BICS, BT, Bayobab, Broadband Infraco, Cable Consortium of Liberia, Camtel, and 58 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 Lagos, Nigeria, international traffic can reach 48 countries through 8 cable systems. Destinations include Angola, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Bahrain, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire and 40 more. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 2 monitoring events on cables serving Lagos, Nigeria in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• 2Africa (2024) — 2Africa is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 34 countries across West Africa, Middle East, Southern Africa. With 50 landing points — including Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Al Faw, Al Khobar, and 45 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Equiano (2023) — Equiano is Google's privately-funded submarine cable system connecting Europe and Africa. Activated in stages between 2022 and 2023, it runs roughly 15,000 km from Sesimbra in Portugal down the entire west coast of Africa to Melkbosstrand near Cape Town, with branch landings at Lagos (Nigeria), Lomé (Togo), Swakopmund (Namibia), and the remote British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena. 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 →
• Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) (2012) — Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 18 countries across West Africa, Europe, Southern Africa. With 18 landing points — including Abidjan, Accra, Banjul, Bata, Carcavelos, and 13 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• West Africa Cable System (WACS) (2012) — West Africa Cable System (WACS) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 13 countries across West Africa, Europe, Southern Africa. With 13 landing points — including Abidjan, Accra, El Goro, Lagos, Limbe, and 8 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Glo-1 (2010) — Glo-1 is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Ghana, United Kingdom, Nigeria. Its 3 landing points at Accra, Bude, Lagos bridge the networks of West Africa, Europe, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• MainOne (2010) — MainOne is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Portugal. Its 5 landing points at Abidjan, Accra, Dakar, Lagos, Seixal bridge the networks of West Africa, Europe, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• SAT-3/WASC (2002) — SAT-3/WASC is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting West Africa and Europe and Southern Africa, with 12 landing points across 11 countries including Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Accra, Ghana, Alta Vista, Canary Islands, Spain, Cacuaco, Angola and others. Read more →

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