Mtunzini, South Africa

Mtunzini, South Africa is a submarine cable landing point in South Africa (coordinates -28.9506°, 31.7579°). It serves 4 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in South Africa's international connectivity infrastructure.

Mtunzini is a small coastal town that is situated almost exactly halfway along KwaZulu-Natal's coastline in South Africa approximately 140 km north of Durban. In 2011, the town's population was 2,199. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Mtunzini, South Africa

Cables landing at Mtunzini, South Africa are operated by 46 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AT&T, Angola Telecom, BICS, BT, Bayobab, Bharti Airtel, Botswana Fibre Networks, Camtel, China Telecom, Chunghwa Telecom, and 36 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 Mtunzini, South Africa, international traffic can reach 15 countries through 4 cable systems. Destinations include Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius and 7 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Mtunzini, South Africa 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

• Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) (2021) — Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 7 countries across East Africa, Southern Africa. With 12 landing points — including Beira, Bosaso, Dar Es Salaam, Djibouti City, Mahajanga, and 7 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy) (2010) — Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 9 countries across East Africa, Southern Africa, North Africa. With 9 landing points — including Dar Es Salaam, Haramous, Maputo, Mogadishu, Mombasa, and 4 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia (2009) — SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting East Africa and Middle East and Southern Africa, with 8 landing points across 8 countries including Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Maputo, Mozambique and others. Read more →
• SAFE (2002) — SAFE is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting East Africa and South Asia and Southern Africa, with 6 landing points across 5 countries including Baie Jacotet, Mauritius, Kochi, India, Melkbosstrand, South Africa, Mtunzini, South Africa and others. Read more →

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