Whittier, AK, United States

Whittier, AK, United States is a submarine cable landing point in United States (coordinates 60.7729°, -148.6847°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in United States's international connectivity infrastructure.

Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Part of the Gateway Cities, the 14.7-square-mile (38.0 km2) city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census. Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. The city is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College. The city is surrounded by four unincorporated areas sharing the Whittier name, West Whittier-Los Nietos, North Whittier, South Whittier, and East Whittier, which combined are home to a larger population than Whittier proper. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Whittier, AK, United States

Cables landing at Whittier, AK, United States are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Alaska Communications, GCI Communication Corp. 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 Whittier, AK, United States, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include United States.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Whittier, AK, United States 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

• Alaska United East (AU-East) (1999) — Alaska United East (AU-East) is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 4 coastal and island locations including Juneau, Lynnwood, Valdez, Whittier. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
• NorthStar (1999) — NorthStar is a domestic submarine cable network within United States, connecting 4 coastal and island locations including Hillsboro, Lena Point, Valdez, Whittier. 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.