Toucheng, Taiwan

Toucheng, Taiwan is a submarine cable landing point in Taiwan (coordinates 24.8636°, 121.8015°). It serves 8 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Taiwan's international connectivity infrastructure.

Toucheng Township is an urban township in Yilan County, Taiwan. The township includes Guishan Island and Guiluan Island in the Philippine Sea. The Senkaku Islands, known in Mandarin as the Diaoyu Islands, are claimed as part of the township. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Toucheng, Taiwan

Cables landing at Toucheng, Taiwan are operated by 26 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, FLAG, Google, IPS, Inc., KT, LG Uplus, and 16 others. 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 Toucheng, Taiwan, international traffic can reach 11 countries through 8 cable systems. Destinations include China, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and 3 more. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 1 monitoring event on cables serving Toucheng, Taiwan in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• E2A (2029) — E2A is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting South Korea, Japan, United States, Taiwan. Its 6 landing points at Busan, Itoshima, Maruyama, Morro Bay, Tomakomai, and 1 more bridge the networks of East Asia, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• Candle (2028) — Candle is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Southeast Asia and East Asia, with 7 landing points across 6 countries including Baler, Philippines, Batam, Indonesia, Changi North, Singapore, Maruyama, Japan and others. As a major intercontinental system spanning 6 nations, it serves as a critical artery for international data traffic between continents. Read more →
• ORCA (2027) — ORCA is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United States and Taiwan. Landing at Hermosa Beach, Manchester, Toucheng, 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 →
• Apricot (2025) — Apricot is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 6 countries across Oceania, Southeast Asia, East Asia. With 8 landing points — including Agat, Baler, Batam, Davao, Minamiboso, and 3 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) (2022) — Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Philippines, United States, Taiwan. Its 3 landing points at Baler, El Segundo, Toucheng bridge the networks of Southeast Asia, North America, East Asia, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• New Cross Pacific (NCP) Cable System (2018) — New Cross Pacific (NCP) Cable System is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting East Asia and North America, with 7 landing points across 5 countries including Busan, South Korea, Chongming, China, Lingang, China, Maruyama, Japan and others. The cable provides cross-continental connectivity, offering an important route for data traffic between East Asia and North America. Read more →
• Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) (2016) — Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 8 countries across East Asia, Southeast Asia. With 11 landing points — including Busan, Changi South, Cherating, Chongming, Danang, and 6 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• FLAG North Asia Loop/REACH North Asia Loop (2001) — FLAG North Asia Loop/REACH North Asia Loop is a regional submarine cable serving 4 countries: South Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan. With landing points at Busan, Tong Fuk, Toucheng, Wada, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →

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