Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten is a submarine cable landing point in Sint Maarten (coordinates 18.0302°, -63.0458°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Sint Maarten's international connectivity infrastructure.

Philipsburg is the main town and capital of Sint Maarten, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is located on the southern coast of Saint Martin island, between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond. It serves as the main port of entry, with the major airport and port located in the vicinity. Tourism is the main economic activity, supported by extensive lodgings and cultural activities. As of 2017, the town had 1,894 inhabitants. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Saint Martin, United States. 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 Philipsburg, Sint Maarten 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

• Sint Maarten Puerto Rico Network One (SMPR-1) (2004) — Sint Maarten Puerto Rico Network One (SMPR-1) is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Saint Martin, United States, Sint Maarten. With landing points at Baie Longue, Isla Verde, Philipsburg, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →

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