Landing Point · ID Indonesia
| Cable | Status |
|---|---|
| Indonesia Global Gateway (IGG) System | Active |
| Tarakan Selor Cable System (TSCS) | Active |
RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-05-09 through 2026-06-03 — live ICMP round-trip time via RIPE Atlas probes. Recomputed daily. ✓ No anomalies detected in the monitored period.
| Probe | Location | Samples | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1014589 own probe | Almaty KZ | 2 | 258.4 ms |
| #6410 own probe | Sao Paulo BR | 1 | 334.3 ms |
| #6427 own probe | Sydney AU | 1 | 107.4 ms |
| #6487 own probe | Singapore SG | 1 | 18.0 ms |
| #7062 own probe | Cape Town ZA | 1 | 316.1 ms |
| #1014473 own probe | Minsk BY | 1 | 207.3 ms |
| #1014597 own probe | Tbilisi GE | 1 | 300.4 ms |
| #1014969 own probe | Jerusalem IL | 1 | 221.2 ms |
| #1015523 own probe | Moscow RU | 1 | 210.7 ms |
Tarakan, Indonesia is a submarine cable landing point in Indonesia (coordinates 3.3273°, 117.5785°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Indonesia's international connectivity infrastructure.
Tarakan is an island and co-extensively the sole city within the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. The island city is the largest urban area in North Kalimantan population-wise and is located in northern Borneo, midway along the coast of the province. The city boundaries are co-extensive with the island. Once a major oil-producing region during the colonial period, Tarakan had great strategic importance during the Pacific War and was among the first Japanese targets early in the conflict. It is the sole city within the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan. According to Statistics Indonesia, the city had a population of 193,370 at the 2010 Census and 242,786 inhabitants at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 255,310. Wikipedia
| Cable | RFS | Length | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia Global Gateway (IGG) System | 2018 | 5,300 km | Telin, Telkom Indonesia |
| Tarakan Selor Cable System (TSCS) | 2014 | 83 km | Telkom Indonesia |
Cables landing at Tarakan, Indonesia are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Telin, 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.
From Tarakan, Indonesia, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Indonesia, Singapore.
No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Tarakan, 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.
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