Sofifi, Indonesia

Sofifi, Indonesia is a submarine cable landing point in Indonesia (coordinates 0.7350°, 127.5614°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Indonesia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Sofifi is a town on the west coast of the Indonesian island of Halmahera, and since 2010 has been the capital of the province of North Maluku. It straddles between the North Oba District of the city of Tidore Islands as well parts of the South Jailolo District of the West Halmahera Regency. At the 2020 Census, the town had a population of 2,498, while North Oba District had a population of 19,552. Previously, Ternate had been the province's capital. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Sofifi, Indonesia

Cables landing at Sofifi, Indonesia are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Indonesian Government, Telkom Indonesia. 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 Sofifi, Indonesia, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Indonesia.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Sofifi, Indonesia 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

• Palapa Ring Middle (2018) — Palapa Ring Middle is a domestic submarine cable network within Indonesia, connecting 20 coastal and island locations including Bangga, Baubau, Buranga, Kendari, Lakudo, and 15 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• SMPCS Packet-1 (2015) — SMPCS Packet-1 is a domestic submarine cable network within Indonesia, connecting 12 coastal and island locations including Ambon, Bandaneria, Fakfak, Kendari, Labuha, and 7 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

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