Stonington, ME, United States

Stonington, ME: Submarine Cable Landing Point

Stonington, Maine, is a coastal community in the United States that serves as a submarine cable landing point. One submarine cable comes ashore here, connecting Stonington to another point within the United States. The cable that lands at Stonington facilitates domestic connectivity rather than intercontinental or transoceanic communication, reflecting its role as a short-range intra-national link.

The single cable landing at Stonington, ME, the Isle Au Haut Cable, is a short domestic route spanning just 10 km. With a ready-for-service date of 2024, it represents one of the more recently commissioned submarine cable systems to enter service among United States landing points, and connects two locations within the United States.

Cables Landing at Stonington, ME

The Isle Au Haut Cable is the sole submarine cable landing at Stonington, ME. Measuring 10 km in length, it entered service in 2024 and is currently listed at draft status. Both endpoints of this cable are located within the United States, making it a domestic submarine link rather than an international or intercontinental connection. No capacity or fiber pair specifications are available for this cable.

Regional Context

Within the United States submarine cable network, Stonington, ME, hosts a single cable, placing it among the more modestly connected of the country's 160 landing points. By comparison, peers such as Boca Raton, FL, and San Juan, PR, each serve eight cables, while Hermosa Beach, CA, Kapolei, HI, and Myrtle Beach, SC, each host five. Stonington, ME, ranks in the top 69% of United States landing points by cable count, reflecting its role as a specialized, small-scale terminus rather than a major cable hub.

Network Role

Stonington, ME, functions as a single-cable terminus within the United States domestic submarine cable network. The Isle Au Haut Cable, at 10 km, is a short intra-national route, and its 2024 service date places it among the newest additions to the broader United States submarine cable infrastructure, which spans 113 cables across 160 landing points. This landing point does not serve intercontinental or transoceanic corridors; its role is specifically oriented toward domestic, short-range submarine connectivity.

Within the regional submarine cable graph of the United States, Stonington, ME, represents the category of localized landing points that extend submarine cable access to smaller or more remote communities rather than anchoring long-haul international routes. Its presence underscores the diversity of landing point functions within a large national submarine cable ecosystem.