Qalhat, Oman

Qalhat, Oman is a submarine cable landing point in Oman (coordinates 22.7000°, 59.3667°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Oman's international connectivity infrastructure.

Qalhāt is a village in Oman, over 20 km north of Sur. The residential area is to the northwest of Wādī Ḥilm, and the ruins of the ancient city are located to the southeast. The ancient city is referred to as Calatu by Marco Polo and as Calha in the map of Abraham Ortelius. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Qalhat, Oman

Cables landing at Qalhat, Oman are operated by 19 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Djibouti Telecom, Myanmar Post and Telecommunication (MPT), Ooredoo, Orange, Singtel, Sparkle, and 9 others. 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 Qalhat, Oman, international traffic can reach 17 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Bahrain, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia and 9 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Qalhat, Oman 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

• SeaMeWe-5 (2016) — SeaMeWe-5 is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 16 countries across North Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 18 landing points — including Abu Talat, Al Hudaydah, Catania, Dumai, Fujairah, and 13 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Tata TGN-Gulf (2012) — Tata TGN-Gulf is a regional submarine cable connecting 5 countries — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman — with 6 landing points including Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, Al-Kheesa, Qatar, Amwaj Island, Bahrain, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and others. Read more →

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