Oran, Algeria

Oran, Algeria is a submarine cable landing point in Algeria (coordinates 35.7016°, -0.6420°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Algeria's international connectivity infrastructure.

Oran is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is 432 km (268 mi) west-southwest from Algiers. The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second-largest city in Algeria. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Oran, Algeria

Cables landing at Oran, Algeria are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Algerie Telecom, Orascom Telecom Holding. 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 Oran, Algeria, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, France, Spain.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Oran, Algeria 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

• Oran-Valencia (ORVAL) (2020) — Oran-Valencia (ORVAL) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Algeria and Spain. Landing at Algiers, Oran, Valencia, 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 →
• Med Cable Network (2005) — Med Cable Network is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Algeria and France. Landing at Algiers, Annaba, Marseille, Oran, 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.