Tanah Merah, Singapore
Landing Point · SG Singapore
Connected Cables
| Cable | Status |
|---|---|
| Australia-Singapore Cable (ASC) | Active |
| Jakarta-Bangka-Batam-Singapore (B2JS) | Active |
| Jakarta-Bangka-Bintan-Batam-Singapore (B3JS) | Active |
| SEAX-1 | Active |
Live Performance
RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-03-28 through 2026-10-12 - live ICMP round-trip time via our monitoring probes. Recomputed daily. ✓ No anomalies detected in the monitored period.
Measurement sources
| Probe | Location | Samples | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| #6681 | control probe | 22 | 33.7 ms |
| own probe | Almaty KZ | 13 | 265.6 ms |
| #6410 own probe | Sao Paulo BR | 8 | 329.2 ms |
| #6427 own probe | Sydney AU | 7 | 158.0 ms |
| #6487 | control probe | 5 | 0.9 ms |
| #7062 own probe | Cape Town ZA | 5 | 315.8 ms |
| own probe | Tbilisi GE | 5 | 312.7 ms |
| own probe | Jerusalem IL | 5 | 222.0 ms |
| own probe | Minsk BY | 4 | 215.4 ms |
| own probe | Moscow RU | 4 | 190.9 ms |
| #64139 | control probe | 3 | 271.6 ms |
| own probe | Sevastopol UA | 2 | 230.9 ms |
| #1072 | control probe | 1 | 413.0 ms |
| #6568 own probe | Singapore SG | 1 | 0.8 ms |
About Tanah Merah, Singapore
Tanah Merah, Singapore is a submarine cable landing point in Singapore (coordinates 1.3273°, 103.9466°). It serves 4 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Singapore's international connectivity infrastructure.
Tanah Merah, is a geographical region located along the south-eastern coast of the East Region of Singapore. Although its boundaries are not exactly clear, it is widely accepted that the term refers to the southern coast of present-day planning areas of Bedok, Tampines, Changi and Changi Bay. Wikipedia
Connected submarine cables
| Cable | RFS | Length | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia-Singapore Cable (ASC) | 2018 | 4,600 km | Vocus Communications |
| SEAX-1 | 2018 | 250 km | SEAX |
| Jakarta-Bangka-Batam-Singapore (B2JS) | 2013 | 759 km | Triasmitra |
| Jakarta-Bangka-Bintan-Batam-Singapore (B3JS) | 2012 | 1,031 km | Moratelindo |
Operators landing at Tanah Merah, Singapore
Cables landing at Tanah Merah, Singapore are operated by 4 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Moratelindo, SEAX, Triasmitra, Vocus Communications. 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 Tanah Merah, Singapore, international traffic can reach 4 countries through 4 cable systems. Destinations include Australia, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Malaysia.
Monitoring status
GeoCables recorded 9 monitoring events on cables serving Tanah Merah, Singapore in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.
About the cables
- Australia-Singapore Cable (ASC) (2018) - Australia-Singapore Cable (ASC) is a 4,600 km submarine fiber-optic system connecting Perth (Australia), Flying Fish Cove (Christmas Island), Anyer (Indonesia), and Tanah Merah (Singapore). Built by Alcatel Submarine Networks under a ~US$170 million contract, the cable entered service in September 2018 with a design capacity of 40 Tbps across 4 fiber pairs - later upgraded to 60 Tbps in 2019. Read more →
- SEAX-1 (2018) - SEAX-1 is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore. With landing points at Batam, Mersing, Tanah Merah, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity - crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
- Jakarta-Bangka-Batam-Singapore (B2JS) (2013) - Jakarta-Bangka-Batam-Singapore (B2JS) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Indonesia and Singapore. Landing at Batam, Batu Prahu, Jakarta, Pesaren, Tanah Merah, 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 →
- Jakarta-Bangka-Bintan-Batam-Singapore (B3JS) (2012) - Jakarta-Bangka-Bintan-Batam-Singapore (B3JS) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Indonesia and Singapore. Landing at Batam, Batu Prahu, Bintan, Jakarta, Pesaren, and 1 more, 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 →
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Incident history
Significant incidents on cables landing here, each with its own report.
- SEAX-1 cable: latency up to 2.3× normal, 30 Apr 2026 (resolved)
- Jakarta-Bangka-Batam-Singapore (B2JS) cable: latency up to 2.2× normal, 11 Mar 2026 (resolved)
Other Landing Points in Singapore
FAQ
Landing Point
- CountrySG Singapore
- Coordinates1.3273°N 103.9466°E
- Connected Cables4
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