Playa Blanca, Canary Islands, Spain

Playa Blanca, Canary Islands, Spain is a submarine cable landing point in Spain (coordinates 28.8634°, -13.8273°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Spain's international connectivity infrastructure.

Playa Blanca is the southernmost town of the Spanish island of Lanzarote. It is the newest resort on the island, and is part of the municipality of Yaiza. In 2025 Playa Blanca had 14,276 residents. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Playa Blanca, Canary Islands, Spain

Cables landing at Playa Blanca, Canary Islands, Spain are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Canalink, Telefonica. 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 Playa Blanca, Canary Islands, Spain, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Spain.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Playa Blanca, Canary Islands, Spain 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

• GC-LNZ-FU Ring (2028) — GC-LNZ-FU Ring is a domestic submarine cable system within Spain, linking 6 landing points including Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain, Corralejo, Canary Islands, Spain, Las Palmas, Spain, Playa Blanca, Canary Islands, Spain and others. It strengthens domestic network resilience in Spain by providing submarine connectivity between coastal and island communities. Read more →
• TRANSCAN-3 (2000) — TRANSCAN-3 is a submarine cable system operating within Spain, with landing points at Alta Vista, Playa Blanca. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →

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