Sidi Kerir, Egypt

Sidi Kerir, Egypt is a submarine cable landing point in Egypt (coordinates 31.0476°, 29.6724°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Egypt's international connectivity infrastructure.

The Sumed Pipeline is an oil pipeline in Egypt, running from the Ain Sokhna terminal in the Gulf of Suez, the northernmost terminus of the Red Sea, to offshore Sidi Kerir port, Alexandria in the Mediterranean Sea. It provides an alternative to the Suez Canal for transporting oil from the Persian Gulf region to the Mediterranean. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Sidi Kerir, Egypt

Cables landing at Sidi Kerir, Egypt are operated by 10 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including 4iG Group, China Mobile, G42, Mobily, Pakistan Telecommunications Company Ltd., Reliance Jio Infocomm, TeleYemen, Telecom Egypt, Zain Omantel International, e&. 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 Sidi Kerir, Egypt, international traffic can reach 15 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Albania, Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Italy and 7 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Sidi Kerir, Egypt 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

• EAGLE (2028) — EAGLE is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Italy, Albania, Egypt. Its 3 landing points at Lecce, Seman, Sidi Kerir bridge the networks of Europe, North Africa, providing an important path for international data traffic. As an intercontinental system, EAGLE plays a role in the global mesh of over 500 submarine cables that collectively carry more than 95% of international data traffic. Read more →
• Africa-1 (2026) — Africa-1 is a 10,000 km submarine cable ready for service in 2026, running from France through Africa to the Middle East. It lands in ten stations across nine countries: Marseille in France, Bejaia in Algeria, Sidi Kerir in Egypt, Duba in Saudi Arabia, Al Hudaydah in Yemen, Djibouti City in Djibouti, Berbera in Somalia, Mombasa in Kenya, Kalba in the UAE, and Karachi in Pakistan. Read more →
• India Europe Xpress (IEX) (2026) — India Europe Xpress (IEX) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 8 countries across East Africa, Middle East, Europe. With 11 landing points — including Djibouti City, Jeddah, Marseille, Mumbai, Neom, and 6 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →

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