Mt. Lavinia, Sri Lanka

Mt. Lavinia, Sri Lanka is a submarine cable landing point in Sri Lanka (coordinates 6.8332°, 79.8668°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Sri Lanka's international connectivity infrastructure.

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, population 245,974 (2012), is a large municipality in Sri Lanka, covering 2,109 ha. It lies south of the Colombo Municipal Council area and is separated from it by the Dehiwala canal which forms the northern boundary of DMMC. Its southern limits lie in Borupana Road and the eastern boundary is Weras Ganga with its canal system and it includes some areas to its east. This town has experienced extensive population growth and rapid industrialisation and urbanisation in recent years. It is home to Sri Lanka's National Zoological Gardens, which remains one of Asia's largest. Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila and Colombo Airport, Ratmalana are some important landmarks in this area. Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte being two large suburban centres of the city of Colombo function together as one large urban agglomeration in the Region. The overspill from the City in residential and commercial uses of land has rapidly urbanised these suburban centres. Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia and Sri Jayawardenpaura along with Colombo Municipal Council form the most urbanised part of the core area of the Colombo Metropolitan Region. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Mt. Lavinia, Sri Lanka

Cables landing at Mt. Lavinia, Sri Lanka are operated by 5 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), Dhiraagu, Dialog Axiata, Ooredoo Maldives, Sri Lanka Telecom. 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 Mt. Lavinia, Sri Lanka, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include India, Maldives.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Mt. Lavinia, Sri Lanka 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

• Maldives Sri Lanka Cable (MSC) (2021) — Maldives Sri Lanka Cable (MSC) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Maldives and Sri Lanka. Landing at Hulhumale, Mt. Lavinia, 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 →
• Bharat Lanka Cable System (2006) — Bharat Lanka Cable System is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Sri Lanka and India. Landing at Mt. Lavinia, Tuticorine, 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 →

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