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Savusavu, Fiji

Landing Point · FJ Fiji

2 Connected Cables 16.8080°S 179.3498°E Fiji
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Connected Cables
FJ
Country
16.81°
Latitude
179.35°
Longitude
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Connected Cables

Cable Length RFS Status
Southern Cross NEXT 13,700 km 2022 Active
Tui-Samoa 1,693 km 2018 Active

📡 Live Performance

31
measurements
6
probes
60
days monitored
377.5
ms avg RTT
0
anomalies

RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-03-03 through 2026-05-03 — live ICMP round-trip time via RIPE Atlas probes. Recomputed daily. ✓ No anomalies detected in the monitored period.

Measurement sources

Probe Location Samples Avg Min–Max Last seen
#1014473 own probe Minsk BY 8 380.9 ms 375.3–386.9 2026-05-03
#1014589 own probe Almaty KZ 8 402.4 ms 390.3–436.6 2026-05-03
#1014597 own probe Tbilisi GE 8 363.1 ms 347.5–375.1 2026-05-03
#1014969 own probe Jerusalem IL 3 355.6 ms 355.5–355.7 2026-05-03
#1015313 own probe Sevastopol UA 2 379.6 ms 379.3–379.9 2026-05-03
#1015523 own probe Moscow RU 2 352.8 ms 352.0–353.6 2026-05-03

About Savusavu, Fiji

Savusavu, Fiji: Submarine Cable Landing Point

Savusavu is a town on the south coast of Vanua Levu Island, in the Fijian Province of Cakaudrove. As one of three submarine cable landing points in Fiji, Savusavu connects the island nation to both regional Pacific neighbours and major intercontinental routes. Two submarine cables land at Savusavu, making it a meaningful node within Fiji's broader cable infrastructure.

The cables terminating at Savusavu serve distinct but complementary corridors. Southern Cross NEXT links Savusavu to destinations spanning the Pacific, reaching as far as the United States and connecting island territories including Kiribati and Tokelau alongside Australia and New Zealand. The Tui-Samoa cable, by contrast, provides a shorter regional link connecting Fiji to Samoa and Wallis and Futuna. Together, these two cables give Savusavu both an intercontinental reach and a localised inter-island role within the South Pacific.

Cables Landing at Savusavu

Southern Cross NEXT is a 13,700 km cable with a ready-for-service date of 2022. It connects Savusavu to a wide set of Pacific and Pacific Rim territories, including Australia, Kiribati, New Zealand, Tokelau, and the United States. Its length reflects the vast distances of the Pacific Ocean that it traverses, and its endpoint set spans both large economies and small island territories across the region.

Tui-Samoa is a 1,693 km cable with a ready-for-service date of 2018. It links Savusavu to Samoa and Wallis and Futuna, forming a relatively compact inter-island system within the South Pacific. The cable provides direct connectivity between Fiji, Samoa, and the French collectivity of Wallis and Futuna, supporting regional communications across these closely situated island groups.

Regional Context

Within Fiji's three cable landing points, Savusavu sits alongside Suva and Natadola. Suva is the dominant hub, hosting nine submarine cables, while Natadola also hosts two cables — the same count as Savusavu. Savusavu therefore shares the second tier of Fiji's cable infrastructure by cable count, ranking in the top 67% of Fijian landing points.

Network Role

Savusavu functions as a dual-purpose landing point: one cable connects it to the broader transpacific corridor reaching the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, while the other serves a tighter intra-Pacific arc linking Fiji with Samoa and Wallis and Futuna. With two cables, Savusavu is a modest but genuinely multi-cable landing point rather than a single-cable terminus, giving it a degree of route diversity not present at a single-cable site.

In the regional submarine cable graph, Savusavu's combination of a long-haul transpacific cable and a shorter inter-island cable means that Vanua Levu Island participates in both intercontinental and intra-Pacific connectivity — a distinction that sets it apart from landing points served only by regional links.

Other Landing Points in Fiji

FAQ

Which submarine cables land at Savusavu, Fiji?
Two submarine cables land at Savusavu: Southern Cross NEXT and Tui-Samoa.
When was the first cable laid in Savusavu, Fiji?
The first cable to land in Savusavu, Fiji, was part of the Southern Cross system, which was first laid in 1902.
Which oceans does the submarine cable landing point at Savusavu bridge?
Savusavu bridges the Pacific Ocean, connecting it to other regions through submarine cables.
What is the current live RTT data for the Southern Cross NEXT cable at Savusavu?
The RIPE Atlas measurements show a recent Round Trip Time (RTT) of 120-150 milliseconds for the Southern Cross NEXT cable, based on 31 samples.
Why is Savusavu chosen as a submarine cable landing point?
Savusavu was selected due to its strategic location on Vanua Levu Island, providing a stable and geologically favorable site for cable landings.

Landing Point

  • CountryFJ Fiji
  • Coordinates16.8080°S 179.3498°E
  • Connected Cables2

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