Madang, Papua New Guinea

Madang, Papua New Guinea is a submarine cable landing point in Papua New Guinea (coordinates -5.2337°, 145.7848°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Papua New Guinea's international connectivity infrastructure.

Madang is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. The city is also one of the major towns in Papua New Guinea. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Madang, Papua New Guinea

Cables landing at Madang, Papua New Guinea are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including PNG DataCo Limited, Vocus Communications. 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 Madang, Papua New Guinea, international traffic can reach 4 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Australia, Guam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Madang, Papua New Guinea 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

• Kumul Domestic Submarine Cable System (2019) — Kumul Domestic Submarine Cable System is a submarine cable linking Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, with landing points at Alotau, Papua New Guinea, Arawa, Papua New Guinea, Daru, Papua New Guinea, Jayapura, Indonesia and others. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between Europe and Caucasus. Read more →
• PIPE Pacific Cable-1 (PPC-1) (2009) — PIPE Pacific Cable-1 (PPC-1) is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Papua New Guinea, Guam, Australia. With landing points at Madang, Piti, Sydney, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →

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