Maldonado, Uruguay

Maldonado, Uruguay is a submarine cable landing point in Uruguay (coordinates -34.9004°, -54.9502°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Uruguay's international connectivity infrastructure.

Maldonado is the capital city of Maldonado Department, in eastern Uruguay. According to the 2023 Census, it is the fourth most populated city in the country, with about 102 thousand inhabitants. However, together with the cities of Punta del Este and San Carlos it makes up a conurbation with a population of over 135 thousand inhabitants. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Maldonado, Uruguay

Cables landing at Maldonado, Uruguay are operated by 4 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Antel Uruguay, Google, Telecom Argentina, Telxius. 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 Maldonado, Uruguay, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Argentina, Brazil.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Maldonado, Uruguay 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

• Tannat (2018) — Tannat is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil. With landing points at Las Toninas, Maldonado, Santos, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Bicentenario (2011) — Bicentenario is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Argentina and Uruguay. Landing at Las Toninas, Maldonado, 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 →
• Unisur (1995) — Unisur is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Argentina and Uruguay. Landing at Las Toninas, Maldonado, 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.