Ngwe Saung, Myanmar

Ngwe Saung, Myanmar is a submarine cable landing point in Myanmar (coordinates 16.8580°, 94.3912°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Myanmar's international connectivity infrastructure.

Ngwesaung, also spelt Ngwe Hsaung, is a beach resort located 48 km west of Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. It is the namesake of Ngwesaung Subtownship, Pathein Township. In 2014, the town of Ngwesaung had 10,732 people. The beach is 5 hours drive, with no traffic, away from the principal city of Yangon, and an airport is in the works. Buses leave at 6am & 9:30pm from in front of the Yangon Central Railway Station. Opened in March 2000, Ngwe Hsaung is newer than nearby and more popular Chaung Thar Beach, and is designed to attract people with larger holiday budgets. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Ngwe Saung, Myanmar

Cables landing at Ngwe Saung, Myanmar are operated by 32 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Djibouti Telecom, Hyalroute, Metfone, Mobily, Myanmar Post and Telecommunication (MPT), National Telecom, and 22 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 Ngwe Saung, Myanmar, international traffic can reach 22 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Greece, India and 14 more.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 1 monitoring event on cables serving Ngwe Saung, Myanmar in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) (2017) — Asia Africa Europe-1 (AAE-1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 18 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 20 landing points — including Abu Talat, Aden, Al Bustan, Bari, Cape D’Aguilar, and 15 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• SeaMeWe-5 (2016) — SeaMeWe-5 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 16 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 18 landing points — including Abu Talat, Al Hudaydah, Catania, Dumai, Fujairah, and 13 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.