Lowestoft, United Kingdom

Lowestoft, United Kingdom is a submarine cable landing point in United Kingdom (coordinates 52.4714°, 1.7292°). It serves 6 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in United Kingdom's international connectivity infrastructure.

Lowestoft is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk District of Suffolk, England. As the most easterly UK settlement, it is 38 miles (61 km) north-east of Ipswich and 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Norwich, and the main town in its district. Its development grew with the fishing industry and as a seaside resort with wide sandy beaches. As fishing declined, oil and gas exploitation in the North Sea in the 1960s took over. In 2021 the built-up area had a population of 71,327 and the parish had a population of 47,879. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Lowestoft, United Kingdom

Cables landing at Lowestoft, United Kingdom are operated by 5 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including IOEMA Fibre, Tampnet, Verizon, Zayo, euNetworks. 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 Lowestoft, United Kingdom, international traffic can reach 5 countries through 6 cable systems. Destinations include Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Lowestoft, United Kingdom 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

• IOEMA (2028) — IOEMA is a regional submarine cable serving 5 countries: Denmark, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway, Germany. With landing points at Blaabjerg, Broadstairs, Domburg, Eemshaven, Houstrup, and 5 more, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Zeus (2022) — Zeus is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United Kingdom and Netherlands. Landing at Lowestoft, Zandvoort, 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 →
• Scylla (2021) — Scylla is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Netherlands and United Kingdom. Landing at Ijmuiden, Lowestoft, 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 →
• Circe North (1999) — Circe North is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United Kingdom and Netherlands. Landing at Lowestoft, Zandvoort, 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 →
• Tampnet South (1999) — Tampnet South is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Norway and United Kingdom. Landing at Lista, Lowestoft, 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 →
• Ulysses 2 (1997) — Ulysses 2 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Netherlands and United Kingdom. Landing at Ijmuiden, Lowestoft, 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.