Tabwakea, Kiribati

Tabwakea, Kiribati is a submarine cable landing point in Kiribati (coordinates 1.8721°, -157.4278°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Kiribati's international connectivity infrastructure.

Tabwakea is the largest village on the island of Kiritimati, within the archipelago of Line Islands of Kiribati. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Tabwakea, Kiribati, international traffic can reach 5 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Tokelau, United States. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Tabwakea, Kiribati 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

• Southern Cross NEXT (2022) — Southern Cross NEXT is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 6 countries across Oceania, North America. With 7 landing points — including Alexandria, Hermosa Beach, Nukunonu, Savusavu, Suva, and 2 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.