Las Toninas, Argentina is a submarine cable landing point in Argentina (coordinates -36.4725°, -56.6955°). It serves 7 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Argentina's international connectivity infrastructure.
Las Toninas is a resort town of the Atlantic Coast in the La Costa Partido of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Wikipedia
Connected submarine cables
| Cable | RFS | Length | Owners |
|---|
| Firmina | 2026 | 14,517 km | Google |
| Malbec | 2021 | 2,880 km | Meta, V.tal |
| Tannat | 2018 | 2,000 km | Antel Uruguay, Google |
| Bicentenario | 2011 | 250 km | Antel Uruguay, Telecom Argentina |
| South America-1 (SAm-1) | 2001 | 25,000 km | Telxius |
| South American Crossing (SAC) | 2000 | 20,000 km | Cirion Technologies, Sparkle |
| Unisur | 1995 | 265 km | Antel Uruguay, Telxius |
Operators landing at Las Toninas, Argentina
Cables landing at Las Toninas, Argentina are operated by 8 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Antel Uruguay, Cirion Technologies, Google, Meta, Sparkle, Telecom Argentina, Telxius, V.tal. 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 Las Toninas, Argentina, international traffic can reach 12 countries through 7 cable systems. Destinations include Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru and 4 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 1 monitoring event on cables serving Las Toninas, Argentina in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.
About the cables
- Firmina (2026) — Firmina is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Argentina, United States, Brazil, Uruguay. Its 4 landing points at Las Toninas, Myrtle Beach, Praia Grande, Punta del Este bridge the networks of South America, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
- Malbec (2021) — Malbec is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Argentina and Brazil. Landing at Las Toninas, Porto Alegre, Praia Grande, Rio de Janeiro, 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 →
- Tannat (2018) — Tannat is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil. With landing points at Las Toninas, Maldonado, Santos, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
- Bicentenario (2011) — Bicentenario is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Argentina and Uruguay. Landing at Las Toninas, Maldonado, 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 →
- South America-1 (SAm-1) (2001) — South America-1 (SAm-1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 9 countries across South America, North America. With 16 landing points — including Arica, Barranquilla, Boca Raton, Fortaleza, Las Toninas, and 11 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
- South American Crossing (SAC) (2000) — South American Crossing (SAC) is a regional submarine cable connecting 8 countries — Colombia, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Peru and others — with 11 landing points including Buenaventura, Colombia, Colón, Panama, Fort Amador, Panama, Fortaleza, Brazil and others. Read more →
- Unisur (1995) — Unisur is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Argentina and Uruguay. Landing at Las Toninas, Maldonado, 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.