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Nome, AK, United States

Landing Point · US United States

2 Connected Cables 64.5011°N 165.4064°W United States
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Connected Cables
US
Country
64.50°
Latitude
165.41°
Longitude
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Connected Cables

Cable Length RFS Status
Nome to Homer Express (NTHE) 1,545 km 2027 Planned
Quintillion Subsea Cable Network 1,900 km 2017 Active

About Nome, AK, United States

Nome, AK, United States is a submarine cable landing point in United States (coordinates 64.5011°, -165.4064°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in United States's international connectivity infrastructure.

Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the US state of Alaska. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on the Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. It had a population of 3,699 in 2020, up from 3,598 in 2010. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901. It was once the most populous city in Alaska. Nome lies within the region of the Bering Straits Native Corporation, which is headquartered in Nome. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

CableRFSLengthOwners
Nome to Homer Express (NTHE)20271,545 kmQuintillion
Quintillion Subsea Cable Network20171,900 kmQuintillion

Operators landing at Nome, AK, United States

Cables landing at Nome, AK, United States are operated by 1 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Quintillion. 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 Nome, AK, United States, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include United States.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Nome, AK, United States 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

  • Nome to Homer Express (NTHE) (2027) — Nome to Homer Express (NTHE) is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 8 coastal and island locations including Emmonak, Homer, Hooper Bay, Igiugig, Naknek, and 3 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
  • Quintillion Subsea Cable Network (2017) — Quintillion Subsea Cable Network is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 6 coastal and island locations including Kotzebue, Nome, Point Hope, Prudhoe Bay, Utqiaġvik, and 1 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

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

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Landing Point

  • CountryUS United States
  • Coordinates64.5011°N 165.4064°W
  • Connected Cables2

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