Southport, United Kingdom

Southport, United Kingdom is a submarine cable landing point in United Kingdom (coordinates 53.6479°, -3.0064°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in United Kingdom's international connectivity infrastructure.

Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. It lies on the West Lancashire coastal plain and the east coast of the Irish Sea, approximately 17 miles (27 km) north of Liverpool and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Preston. At the 2021 census, Southport had a population of 94,421, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England and the third most populous settlement in the Liverpool City Region. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Southport, United Kingdom

Cables landing at Southport, United Kingdom are operated by 3 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including EXA Infrastructure, Esat BT, euNetworks. 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 Southport, United Kingdom, international traffic can reach 4 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Southport, United Kingdom 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

• Rockabill (2019) — Rockabill is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Ireland and United Kingdom. Landing at Portrane, Southport, 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 →
• EXA North and South (2001) — EXA North and South is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, United States. Its 5 landing points at Coleraine, Dublin, Halifax, Lynn, Southport bridge the networks of Europe, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• ESAT-2 (2000) — ESAT-2 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Ireland and United Kingdom. Landing at Sandymount, Southport, 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.