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Los Angeles, CA, United States

Landing Point · US United States

4 Connected Cables 34.0534°N 118.2454°W United States
4
Connected Cables
US
Country
34.05°
Latitude
118.25°
Longitude
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Connected Cables

Cable Length RFS Status
Project Waterworth 50,000 km - Planned
Tabua -1 km 2026 Active
Tata TGN-Pacific 22,300 km 2002 Active
Zayo Festoon -1 km 2015 Active

Live Performance

1,529
measurements
11
probes
188
days monitored
209.0
ms avg RTT
0
anomalies

RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-04-10 through 2026-10-16 - live ICMP round-trip time via our monitoring probes. Recomputed daily. ✓ No anomalies detected in the monitored period.

Measurement sources

Probe Location Samples Avg Min-Max Last seen
#7062 own probe Cape Town ZA 441 263.6 ms 243.7-395.7 2026-09-28
own probe Minsk BY 441 211.4 ms 1.8-628.0 2026-09-28
own probe Moscow RU 235 181.7 ms 133.7-347.7 2026-09-04
own probe Saint Petersburg RU 208 180.7 ms 135.0-246.9 2026-09-28
#329 control probe 197 145.9 ms 111.2-335.9 2026-10-16
#6410 own probe Sao Paulo BR 2 171.9 ms 170.8-173.0 2026-08-03
#6487 control probe 1 229.9 ms 229.9-229.9 2026-08-06
#6598 control probe 1 41.4 ms 41.4-41.4 2026-08-06
#6989 control probe 1 41.3 ms 41.3-41.3 2026-08-06
#17615 control probe 1 206.8 ms 206.8-206.8 2026-08-06
own probe Jerusalem IL 1 193.3 ms 193.3-193.3 2026-09-04

About Los Angeles, CA, United States

Los Angeles, CA, United States
Photo: Wikimedia Commons ↗

Los Angeles, CA, United States is a submarine cable landing point in United States (coordinates 34.0534°, -118.2454°). It serves 4 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in United States's international connectivity infrastructure.

Los Angeles is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.88 million residents within the city limits as of 2024, it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind New York City, and the largest city in the Western United States. The city has an ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

CableRFSLengthOwners
Tabua2026-1 kmGoogle
Zayo Festoon2015-1 kmZayo
Tata TGN-Pacific200222,300 kmTata Communications
Project Waterworth - 50,000 kmMeta

Operators landing at Los Angeles, CA, United States

Cables landing at Los Angeles, CA, United States are operated by 4 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Google, Meta, Tata Communications, Zayo. 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 Los Angeles, CA, United States, international traffic can reach 9 countries through 4 cable systems. Destinations include Australia, Brazil, Fiji, Guam, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Africa and 1 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Los Angeles, CA, United States 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

  • Tabua (2026) - Tabua is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting United States, Australia, Fiji. Its 6 landing points at Kapolei, Los Angeles, Maroochydore, Natadola, Suva, and 1 more bridge the networks of North America, Oceania, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
  • Zayo Festoon (2015) - Zayo Festoon is a submarine cable system operating within United States, with landing points at Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →
  • Tata TGN-Pacific (2002) - Tata TGN-Pacific is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Japan, United States, Guam. Its 5 landing points at Emi, Hillsboro, Los Angeles, Piti, Toyohashi bridge the networks of East Asia, North America, Oceania, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
  • Project Waterworth - Project Waterworth is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Southern Africa and South Asia and Oceania, with 9 landing points across 6 countries including Amanzimtoti, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, Chennai, India, Darwin, NT, Australia and others. Read more →

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

What next: Los Angeles, CA, United States in the global directory of cable landing points; see surrounding routes on the interactive submarine cable map or follow live network monitoring.

Our measurements to Los Angeles

Traceroutes from our own measurement points over the last 30 days: usual delay and number of network hops on the way to Los Angeles.

  • From Moscow: 113 ms, 14 hops, 191 traces
  • From Minsk: 120 ms, 17 hops, 191 traces
  • From Saint Petersburg: 135 ms, 18 hops, 188 traces
  • From Kyiv: 136 ms, 12 hops, 94 traces
  • From Jerusalem: 137 ms, 16 hops, 190 traces
  • From Rostov: 140 ms, 17 hops, 191 traces
  • From Odessa: 141 ms, 18 hops, 177 traces
  • From Tbilisi: 155 ms, 17 hops, 191 traces
  • From Ekaterinburg: 162 ms, 15 hops, 79 traces
  • From Sevastopol: 162 ms, 17 hops, 191 traces
  • From Almaty: 167 ms, 18 hops, 191 traces
  • From RIPE Atlas probes: 255 ms, 15 hops, 145 traces

Last trace: 2026-10-16. Live network map

Other Landing Points in United States

FAQ

Which submarine cables land at this specific place?
The submarine cables that land in Los Angeles, CA include Project Waterworth, Tata TGN-Pacific, Tabua, and Zayo Festoon.
When was the first cable here, era / decade?
The first submarine cable to land in Los Angeles dates back to the 1960s. The exact year is not specified but it was part of early transpacific communications infrastructure.
Geographic role: which oceans/seas, which regions does it bridge?
Los Angeles bridges the Pacific Ocean and connects North America to Asia-Pacific regions via submarine cables.
Notable operators / owners present?
Key operators at this landing point include Tata Communications, Zayo Group, and Project Waterworth.
Why is this specific place chosen for submarine cable landing points?
Los Angeles was chosen due to its strategic location as a major commercial hub in the United States, facilitating high-speed connectivity between North America and Asia-Pacific regions.

Landing Point

  • CountryUS United States
  • Coordinates34.0534°N 118.2454°W
  • Connected Cables4

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