Ostend, Belgium

Ostend, Belgium is a submarine cable landing point in Belgium (coordinates 51.2311°, 2.9127°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Belgium's international connectivity infrastructure.

Ostend is a coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Ostend, Belgium

Cables landing at Ostend, Belgium are operated by 3 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including BT, Colt, EXA Infrastructure. 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 Ostend, Belgium, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include United Kingdom.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Ostend, Belgium 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

• Q&E North (2025) — Q&E North is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United Kingdom and Belgium. Landing at Joss Bay, Ostend, 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 →
• Mercator (2023) — Mercator is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United Kingdom and Belgium. Landing at Broadstairs, Ostend, 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 →
• Tangerine (2000) — Tangerine is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United Kingdom and Belgium. Landing at Broadstairs, Ostend, 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.