Yapen, Indonesia

Yapen, Indonesia is a submarine cable landing point in Indonesia (coordinates -1.7561°, 136.1570°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Indonesia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Yapen is an island of Papua, Indonesia. The Yapen Strait separates Yapen and the Biak Islands to the north. It is in Cenderawasih Bay off the north-western coast of the island of New Guinea. To the west is Mios Num Island across the Mios Num Strait, and to the east Kurudu Island. Off the southeast coast of Yapen are the Amboi Islands and to the southwest are the Kuran Islands. Together these islands form the Yapen Islands Regency within the province of Papua. It is populated with communities of Yobi, Randowaya, Serui, and Ansus. Its highest point is 1,496 metres. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Yapen, Indonesia, international traffic can reach 1 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Indonesia. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Yapen, 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 →

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