Morib, Malaysia

Morib, Malaysia is a submarine cable landing point in Malaysia (coordinates 2.7512°, 101.4436°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Malaysia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Morib is a mukim in Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia, under the administration of Zone 18 of Kuala Langat Municipal Council. Morib Beach is a quiet seaside tourist attraction. It was one of the first landing points on the west coast for the British and Indian Army liberation forces during end of World War II in 1945. It is a small but suitable beach for swimming. Morib is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1959. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Morib, Malaysia

Cables landing at Morib, Malaysia are operated by 19 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco), Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Unicom, Dhiraagu, Djibouti Telecom, Microsoft, Mobily, Orange, and 9 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 Morib, Malaysia, international traffic can reach 15 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Bahrain, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, France, India, Maldives, Oman and 7 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Morib, Malaysia 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

• SeaMeWe-6 (2026) — SEA-ME-WE 6 is the sixth submarine cable in a series that has been laying fibre between Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe since 1985. The original SEA-ME-WE (just SEA-ME-WE, no number) was commissioned in 1985 as one of the earliest long-haul submarine cables in the modern sense. SEA-ME-WE 2 followed in 1994, SEA-ME-WE 3 in 1999, SEA-ME-WE 4 in 2005, SEA-ME-WE 5 in 2016. Read more →
• India Asia Xpress (IAX) (2024) — India Asia Xpress (IAX) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 6 countries across South Asia, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia. With 9 landing points — including Chennai, Digha, Hulhumale, Machilipatnam, Matara, and 4 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• MIST (2024) — MIST is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia, with 5 landing points across 4 countries including Chennai, India, Morib, Malaysia, Mumbai, India, Satun, Thailand and others. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between South Asia and Southeast Asia. Read more →

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