Machilipatnam, India

Machilipatnam, India is a submarine cable landing point in India (coordinates 16.1750°, 81.1395°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in India's international connectivity infrastructure.

Machilipatnam, also known as Masulipatnam, Masulipatam and Bandar, is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.60KM From Vijayawada. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the mandal headquarters of Machilipatnam mandal in Machilipatnam revenue division of the district. The ancient port town served as the settlement of European traders from the 16th century, and it was a major trading port for the Portuguese, British, Dutch and French in the 17th century. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Machilipatnam, India, international traffic can reach 6 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include India, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Machilipatnam, India 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

• India Asia Xpress (IAX) (2024) — India Asia Xpress (IAX) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 6 countries across South Asia, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia. With 9 landing points — including Chennai, Digha, Hulhumale, Machilipatnam, Matara, and 4 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →

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