Melaka, Malaysia
Landing Point · MY Malaysia
Connected Cables
| Cable | Status |
|---|---|
| Batam Dumai Melaka (BDM) | Active |
| Dumai-Melaka Cable System (DMCS) | Active |
| SeaMeWe-4 | Active |
| SeaMeWe-5 | Active |
Live Performance
RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-03-06 through 2026-10-17 - live ICMP round-trip time via our monitoring probes. Recomputed daily.
Measurement sources
| Probe | Location | Samples | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1033 | control probe | 1147 | 53.4 ms |
| #4429 | control probe | 59 | 48.4 ms |
| own probe | Almaty KZ | 38 | 288.5 ms |
| own probe | Tbilisi GE | 24 | 240.6 ms |
| own probe | Minsk BY | 23 | 275.5 ms |
| #7007 | control probe | 20 | 80.9 ms |
| #6410 own probe | Sao Paulo BR | 19 | 366.5 ms |
| own probe | Jerusalem IL | 19 | 297.5 ms |
| #6427 own probe | Sydney AU | 17 | 214.1 ms |
| own probe | Sevastopol UA | 12 | 272.0 ms |
| #7062 own probe | Cape Town ZA | 6 | 286.2 ms |
| own probe | Moscow RU | 5 | 202.3 ms |
| own probe | Saint Petersburg RU | 3 | 204.4 ms |
| own probe | Rostov RU | 3 | 221.4 ms |
| own probe | Odessa UA | 3 | 208.6 ms |
| own probe | Balancer IL | 3 | 224.5 ms |
| own probe | Kyiv UA | 3 | 185.0 ms |
| #6487 | control probe | 2 | 6.7 ms |
| #6568 own probe | Singapore SG | 2 | 39.1 ms |
| #64821 | control probe | 2 | 50.9 ms |
About Melaka, Malaysia
Melaka, Malaysia is a submarine cable landing point in Malaysia (coordinates 2.2732°, 102.2209°). It serves 4 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Malaysia's international connectivity infrastructure.
Melaka Football Club, simply known as Melaka, is a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca City, Malacca. The club is set to play in the top tier of the Malaysian football league system, the Malaysia Super League, after promotion from the Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League 2024-25. Wikipedia
Connected submarine cables
| Cable | RFS | Length | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| SeaMeWe-5 | 2016 | 20,000 km | Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), China Mobile, China Telecom, … |
| Batam Dumai Melaka (BDM) | 2009 | 353 km | Moratelindo, Telekom Malaysia |
| Dumai-Melaka Cable System (DMCS) | 2005 | 159 km | Telekom Malaysia, Telkom Indonesia |
| SeaMeWe-4 | 2005 | 20,000 km | Algerie Telecom, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bharti Airtel, … |
Operators landing at Melaka, Malaysia
Cables landing at Melaka, Malaysia are operated by 27 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Algerie Telecom, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Djibouti Telecom, Moratelindo, Myanmar Post and Telecommunication (MPT), National 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 Melaka, Malaysia, international traffic can reach 19 countries through 4 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, Italy and 11 more.
Monitoring status
GeoCables recorded 2 monitoring events on cables serving Melaka, Malaysia in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.
About the cables
- SeaMeWe-5 (2016) - SeaMeWe-5 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 16 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 18 landing points - including Abu Talat, Al Hudaydah, Catania, Dumai, Fujairah, and 13 more - it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
- Batam Dumai Melaka (BDM) (2009) - Batam Dumai Melaka (BDM) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Indonesia and Malaysia. Landing at Batam, Dumai, Melaka, 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 →
- Dumai-Melaka Cable System (DMCS) (2005) - Dumai-Melaka Cable System (DMCS) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Indonesia and Malaysia. Landing at Dumai, Melaka, 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 →
- SeaMeWe-4 (2005) - SeaMeWe-4 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 14 countries across North Africa, South Asia, Middle East. With 16 landing points - including Alexandria, Annaba, Bizerte, Chennai, Colombo, and 11 more - it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
What next: Melaka, Malaysia in the global directory of cable landing points; see surrounding routes on the interactive submarine cable map or follow live network monitoring.
Incident history
Significant incidents on cables landing here, each with its own report.
- SeaMeWe-5 cable: latency up to 2.2× normal, 31 Jul 2026 (resolved)
- Batam Dumai Melaka (BDM) cable: latency up to 3.2× normal, 21 Apr 2026 (resolved)
Other Landing Points in Malaysia
FAQ
Landing Point
- CountryMY Malaysia
- Coordinates2.2732°N 102.2209°E
- Connected Cables4
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