Whenuapai, New Zealand

Whenuapai, New Zealand is a submarine cable landing point in New Zealand (coordinates -36.7888°, 174.6234°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in New Zealand's international connectivity infrastructure.

Whenuapai is a suburb and aerodrome located in northwestern Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the shore of the Upper Waitematā Harbour, 15 kilometres to the northwest of Auckland's city centre. It is one of the landing points for the Southern Cross telecommunications Cables. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Whenuapai, New Zealand

Cables landing at Whenuapai, New Zealand are operated by 1 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Southern Cross Cable Network. 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 Whenuapai, New Zealand, international traffic can reach 4 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, United States.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Whenuapai, New Zealand 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

• SX Tasman Express (SX-TX) (2028) — SX Tasman Express (SX-TX) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Australia and New Zealand. Landing at Clovelly, Whenuapai, 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 →
• Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) (2000) — Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Australia, United States, Fiji, New Zealand. Its 9 landing points at Alexandria, Brookvale, Hillsboro, Kahe Point, Morro Bay, and 4 more bridge the networks of Oceania, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →

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