Visby, Sweden

Visby, Sweden is a submarine cable landing point in Sweden (coordinates 57.6384°, 18.3000°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Sweden's international connectivity infrastructure.

Visby is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants as of 2017. Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic city of Visby is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Scandinavia, and, since 1995, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Among the most notable historical remains are the 3.4 km (2.1 mi) long town wall that encircles the town center, and a number of church ruins and its small decorative alleyways. The decline as a Hanseatic city in the Late Middle Ages was the cause for many stone houses being preserved in their original medieval style. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Visby, Sweden

Cables landing at Visby, Sweden are operated by 1 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including GlobalConnect. 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 Visby, Sweden, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Denmark, Germany, Sweden.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Visby, Sweden 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

• Aurora (2024) — Aurora is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Sweden, Denmark, Germany. With landing points at Borbby Strandbad, Brondby, Byxelkrok, Farosund, Hasle, and 7 more, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Oskarshamn-Visby (2008) — Oskarshamn-Visby is a submarine cable system operating within Sweden, with landing points at Oskarshamn, Visby. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →
• Västervik-Visby (2008) — Västervik-Visby is a submarine cable system operating within Sweden, with landing points at Västervik, Visby. It provides dedicated submarine fiber capacity between these locations, supporting telecommunications, internet access, and enterprise connectivity. Read more →

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