Neom, Saudi Arabia

Neom, Saudi Arabia is a submarine cable landing point in Saudi Arabia (coordinates 28.0510°, 35.2232°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Saudi Arabia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Neom is an arcology and planned city being built in Tabuk Province in Saudi Arabia. It was launched in 2017 by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who was the driving force and hands-on chair behind the project. The project, which was heavily criticized for its unrealistic plans, human rights violations and environmental destruction, has been substantially scaled back after years of delays and cost overruns. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Neom, Saudi Arabia, international traffic can reach 8 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Djibouti, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Italy, Oman, Saudi Arabia. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Neom, Saudi Arabia 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

• India Europe Xpress (IEX) (2026) — India Europe Xpress (IEX) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 8 countries across East Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 11 landing points — including Djibouti City, Jeddah, Marseille, Mumbai, Neom, and 6 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →

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