Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Portsmouth, United Kingdom is a submarine cable landing point in United Kingdom (coordinates 50.8040°, -1.0873°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in United Kingdom's international connectivity infrastructure.

Portsmouth is a port city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in England not located primarily on the mainland. The city is located 22 miles (35 km) south-east of Southampton, 50 miles (80 km) west of Brighton and Hove and 74 miles (119 km) south-west of London. With a population last recorded at 208,100, it is the most densely populated city in the United Kingdom. Portsmouth forms part of the South Hampshire urban area with Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Eastleigh and Southampton. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Cables landing at Portsmouth, United Kingdom are operated by 1 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including BT. 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 Portsmouth, United Kingdom, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include United Kingdom.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Portsmouth, United Kingdom 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

• Portsmouth-Ryde 10 (2015) — Portsmouth-Ryde 10 is a submarine cable system operating within United Kingdom, with landing points at Portsmouth, Ryde. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →
• Portsmouth-Ryde 11 (2015) — Portsmouth-Ryde 11 is a submarine cable system operating within United Kingdom, with landing points at Portsmouth, Ryde. 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.