Montego Bay, Jamaica
Landing Point · JM Jamaica
Connected Cables
| Cable | Status |
|---|---|
| Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System (CJFS) | Active |
| Fibralink | Active |
| Jamaica Submarine Cable Festoon System (JSCFS) | Planned |
| JSCFS | Active |
Live Performance
RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-03-28 through 2026-10-16 - live ICMP round-trip time via our monitoring probes. Recomputed daily.
Measurement sources
| Probe | Location | Samples | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6364 | control probe | 127 | 56.8 ms |
| own probe | Minsk BY | 14 | 75.6 ms |
| own probe | Tbilisi GE | 9 | 111.9 ms |
| own probe | Jerusalem IL | 9 | 110.0 ms |
| #6410 own probe | Sao Paulo BR | 8 | 84.3 ms |
| own probe | Almaty KZ | 8 | 145.7 ms |
| #6487 | control probe | 7 | 166.8 ms |
| own probe | Saint Petersburg RU | 6 | 88.9 ms |
| #6427 own probe | Sydney AU | 4 | 1.1 ms |
| own probe | Moscow RU | 4 | 1.4 ms |
| #1015503 | control probe | 3 | 2.2 ms |
| #1015504 | control probe | 3 | 43.8 ms |
| #1015505 | control probe | 3 | 41.3 ms |
| #6568 own probe | Singapore SG | 1 | 0.5 ms |
| own probe | Sevastopol UA | 1 | 1.1 ms |
| own probe | Kyiv UA | 1 | 0.5 ms |
About Montego Bay, Jamaica
Montego Bay, Jamaica is a submarine cable landing point in Jamaica (coordinates 18.4694°, -77.9214°). It serves 4 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Jamaica's international connectivity infrastructure.
Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth most populous urban area in the country, after Kingston, Spanish Town, and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to more than half a million people. As a result, Montego Bay is the second-largest anglophone city in the Caribbean, after Kingston. Wikipedia
Connected submarine cables
| Cable | RFS | Length | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibralink | 2006 | 1,102 km | Liberty Networks |
| Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System (CJFS) | 1997 | 1,197 km | CW Cayman, CW Jamaica |
| JSCFS | 1997 | 342 km | CW Jamaica |
| Jamaica Submarine Cable Festoon System (JSCFS) | - | - | - |
Operators landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica
Cables landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica are operated by 3 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including CW Cayman, CW Jamaica, Liberty Networks. 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 Montego Bay, Jamaica, international traffic can reach 4 countries through 4 cable systems. Destinations include Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica.
Monitoring status
GeoCables recorded 1 monitoring event on cables serving Montego Bay, Jamaica in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.
About the cables
- Fibralink (2006) - Fibralink is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic. With landing points at Bull Bay, Kaliko, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Puerto Plata, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity - crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
- Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System (CJFS) (1997) - Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System (CJFS) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Jamaica and Cayman Islands. Landing at Bull Bay, Cayman Brac, Half Moon Bay, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, 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 →
- JSCFS (1997) - JSCFS is a domestic submarine cable network within Jamaica, connecting 4 coastal and island locations including Black River, Bull Bay, Montego Bay, Negril. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
What next: Montego Bay, Jamaica 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.
Other Landing Points in Jamaica
FAQ
Landing Point
- CountryJM Jamaica
- Coordinates18.4694°N 77.9214°W
- Connected Cables4
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