Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Ocho Rios, Jamaica is a submarine cable landing point in Jamaica (coordinates 18.3986°, -77.1032°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Jamaica's international connectivity infrastructure.

Ocho Rios is a town in the parish of Saint Ann on the north coast of Jamaica, and is more widely referred to as Ochi by locals. Beginning as a sleepy fishing village, Ocho Rios has seen explosive growth in recent decades to become a popular tourist destination featuring duty-free shopping, a cruise-ship terminal, tourist attractions and several beaches and acclaimed resorts. In addition to being a port of call for cruise ships, Ocho Rios also hosts cargo ships at the Reynolds Pier for the exportation of sugar, limestone, and in the past, bauxite. The estimated population of the town in 2011 was 16,671, which is nearly 10% of the total population of St. Ann. The town is served by both Sangster International Airport and Ian Fleming International Airport. Scuba diving and other water sports are offered in the town's vicinity. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Cables landing at Ocho Rios, Jamaica are operated by 5 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including CW Cayman, CW Jamaica, Liberty Networks, Telecom Venezuela, Transbit. 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 Ocho Rios, Jamaica, international traffic can reach 6 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Venezuela.

Monitoring status

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

About the cables

• ALBA-1 (2012) — ALBA-1 is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Venezuela, Jamaica, Cuba. With landing points at La Guaira, Ocho Rios, Santiago de Cuba, Siboney, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Fibralink (2006) — Fibralink is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic. With landing points at Bull Bay, Kaliko, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Puerto Plata, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System (CJFS) (1997) — Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System (CJFS) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Jamaica and Cayman Islands. Landing at Bull Bay, Cayman Brac, Half Moon Bay, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, and 1 more, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →

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