Nova Sintra, Cape Verde

Nova Sintra, Cape Verde is a submarine cable landing point in Cape Verde (coordinates 14.8730°, -24.6954°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Cape Verde's international connectivity infrastructure.

Nova Sintra is a city in the central part of the island of Brava in southwestern Cape Verde. It serves as the seat of the Brava Municipality. The settlement is named after Sintra, the summer residence of the Portuguese kings. Its population is about 1,500. Its elevation is around 500 meters. Since 2010, Nova Sintra has been a city. Agriculture is the predominant source of income on Brava. Tourism is less developed, but there are a few small hotels and guest houses. The "aluguer" buses to the other villages start from Praça Eugénio Tavares. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Nova Sintra, Cape Verde, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Cape Verde. 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 Nova Sintra, Cape Verde 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

• Cabo Verde Telecom Domestic Submarine Cable Phase 3 (2011) — Cabo Verde Telecom Domestic Submarine Cable Phase 3 is a domestic submarine cable network within Cape Verde, connecting 8 coastal and island locations including Nova Sintra, Porto Novo, Praia, Sal Rei, Sao Filipe, and 3 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.