Libreville, Gabon

Libreville, Gabon is a submarine cable landing point in Gabon (coordinates 0.3943°, 9.4544°). It serves 5 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Gabon's international connectivity infrastructure.

Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, located on the Gabon Estuary. Libreville occupies 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi) of the northwestern province of Estuaire. Libreville is also a port on the Gabon Estuary, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Libreville, Gabon

Cables landing at Libreville, Gabon are operated by 56 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, Altice Portugal, Angola Telecom, BICS, BT, Bayobab, Cable Consortium of Liberia, Camtel, Canalink, China Mobile, and 46 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 Libreville, Gabon, international traffic can reach 46 countries through 5 cable systems. Destinations include Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Cameroon, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep., Djibouti and 38 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 Libreville, Gabon 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 →
• Maroc Telecom West Africa (2021) — Maroc Telecom West Africa is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting West Africa and North Africa, with 6 landing points across 5 countries including Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Casablanca, Morocco, Cotonou, Benin, Dakhla, Morocco and others. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between West Africa and North Africa. 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 →
• Libreville-Port Gentil Cable (2012) — Libreville-Port Gentil Cable is a submarine cable system operating within Gabon, with landing points at Libreville, Port Gentil. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. 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.