Maputo, Mozambique

Maputo, Mozambique is a submarine cable landing point in Mozambique (coordinates -25.9685°, 32.5806°). It serves 4 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Mozambique's international connectivity infrastructure.

Maputo is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within 120 kilometres of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 distributed over a land area of 347.69 km2 (134.24 sq mi). The Maputo metropolitan area includes the neighbouring city of Matola, and has a total population of 2,717,437. Maputo is a port city, with an economy centered on commerce. It is noted for its vibrant cultural scene and distinctive, eclectic architecture. Maputo was formerly named Lourenço Marques. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Maputo, Mozambique

Cables landing at Maputo, Mozambique are operated by 27 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including BT, Bayobab, Bharti Airtel, Botswana Fibre Networks, China Mobile, Comores Telecom, Djibouti Telecom, Hormuud Telecom Somalia, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Mauritius Telecom, and 17 others. 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 Maputo, Mozambique, international traffic can reach 34 countries through 4 cable systems. Destinations include Angola, Bahrain, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, France and 26 more.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 2 monitoring events on cables serving Maputo, Mozambique in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• 2Africa (2024) — 2Africa is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 34 countries across West Africa, Middle East, Southern Africa. With 50 landing points — including Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Al Faw, Al Khobar, and 45 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) (2021) — Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 7 countries across East Africa, Southern Africa. With 12 landing points — including Beira, Bosaso, Dar Es Salaam, Djibouti City, Mahajanga, and 7 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy) (2010) — Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 9 countries across East Africa, Southern Africa, North Africa. With 9 landing points — including Dar Es Salaam, Haramous, Maputo, Mogadishu, Mombasa, and 4 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia (2009) — SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting East Africa and Middle East and Southern Africa, with 8 landing points across 8 countries including Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Maputo, Mozambique and others. Read more →

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