Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Melbourne, VIC, Australia is a submarine cable landing point in Australia (coordinates -37.8175°, 144.9671°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Australia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia. The city's name generally refers to a 9,993-square-kilometre (3,858 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Cables landing at Melbourne, VIC, Australia are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Datagrid New Zealand, Google. 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 Melbourne, VIC, Australia, international traffic can reach 6 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Australia, Christmas Island, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Thailand, United States.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Melbourne, VIC, Australia 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

• TalayLink (2027) — TalayLink is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Oceania and Southeast Asia, with 4 landing points across 3 countries including Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Mandurah, WA, Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Satun, Thailand. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between Oceania and Southeast Asia. Read more →
• Tasman Ring Network (2027) — Tasman Ring Network is a point-to-point submarine cable linking New Zealand and Australia. Landing at Auckland, Greymouth, Invercargill, Melbourne, New Plymouth, and 1 more, 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 →
• Honomoana (2026) — Honomoana is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting New Zealand, Australia, United States, French Polynesia. Its 6 landing points at Auckland, Melbourne, San Diego, Sydney, Tahiti Iti, and 1 more bridge the networks of Oceania, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →

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