Timika, Indonesia

Timika, Indonesia is a submarine cable landing point in Indonesia (coordinates -4.5503°, 136.8896°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Indonesia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Timika is a chartered city (kota), and the capital of Mimika Regency on the southern coast of Central Papua, Indonesia. At the 2020 Census, the district which includes the town had a population of 142,909. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Timika, Indonesia

Cables landing at Timika, Indonesia are operated by 4 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Indonesian Government, Moratelindo, Telekom PT SmartFren, 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.

Connectivity profile

From Timika, Indonesia, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Indonesia.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Timika, 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.

About the cables

• Palapa Ring East (2019) — Palapa Ring East is a domestic submarine cable network within Indonesia, connecting 18 coastal and island locations including Agats, Baa, Kep. Aru, Kokar, Kota Mappi, and 13 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• SMPCS Packet-2 (2015) — SMPCS Packet-2 is a domestic submarine cable network within Indonesia, connecting 11 coastal and island locations including Biak, Fakfak, Jayapura, Kaimana, Manokwari, and 6 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.