Prince Rupert, BC, Canada

Prince Rupert, BC, Canada is a submarine cable landing point in Canada (coordinates 54.3131°, -130.3263°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Canada's international connectivity infrastructure.

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, was an English–German army officer, admiral, scientist, and colonial governor. He first rose to prominence as a Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War. Rupert was the third son of the German Prince Frederick V of the Palatinate and Elizabeth, eldest daughter of King James VI and I of Scotland and England respectively. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Prince Rupert, BC, Canada

Cables landing at Prince Rupert, BC, Canada are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Connected Coast Network Partnership, Ketchican Public Utilities. 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 Prince Rupert, BC, Canada, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Canada, United States.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Prince Rupert, BC, Canada 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

• Connected Coast (2024) — Connected Coast is a domestic submarine cable network within Canada, connecting 108 coastal and island locations including Addenbroke Island, Ahousat, Alert Bay, Bamfield, Bella Bella, and 103 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• KetchCan1 Submarine Fiber Cable System (2020) — KetchCan1 Submarine Fiber Cable System is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United States and Canada. Landing at Ketchikan, Prince Rupert, 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.