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Submarine cables in Bahamas

21 submarine cable landing points in Bahamas. View coordinates, connected cables, and detailed location info.

The Bahamas has 21 submarine cable landing points distributed across various locations, including Nassau, George Town, and Caves Point, which host the highest number of landings. These landing points connect the country to five submarine cables, facilitating international and domestic connectivity.

The longest cable serving the Bahamas is the ARCOS, which has been operational since 2001 and spans 8,704 kilometers, linking the Bahamas to countries such as Belize, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. The newest cable is the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network (BDSNi), which became ready for service in 2006 and extends 2,735 kilometers, connecting the Bahamas to Haiti. Other cables include the Bahamas Internet Cable System (BICS), Bahamas 2, and the Grand Bahama Bimini Submarine Cable. Internet services in the country are primarily provided by Cable Bahamas, Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation, and Starlink.

The Bahamas is classified as resilient in terms of connectivity, meaning it can maintain internet access even if one cable or station is lost. GeoCables has recorded no outages in the past 90 days.

Submarine cable resilience index: 80/100 - resilient →

Submarine cables: Bahamas (5)

Every cable that lands in this country, with live latency on its page.

Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network (BDSNi) (2 735 km, since 2006) Bahamas Internet Cable System (BICS) (1 100 km, since 2001) ARCOS (8 704 km, since 2001) Bahamas 2 (476 km, since 1997) Grand Bahama Bimini Submarine Cable (117 km, since 2005)

Vital cables for Bahamas

Cables landing here whose break would hurt this country most, by our cable graph.

No single cable break would cut this country off: alternatives exist for every cable.

Landing Points (21)

Name Latitude Longitude Connected Cables

Connectivity status

Internet status by provider and the resilience of the country's cable connectivity.

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Submarine cables in Bahamas: questions and answers

How many submarine cables land in Bahamas?

Bahamas has 5 submarine cables and 21 landing points in the GeoCables database. The ones with the most landing points here are Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network (BDSNi), Bahamas Internet Cable System (BICS), ARCOS.

What are the oldest and newest cables in Bahamas?

The oldest cable in service is Bahamas 2 (1997), the newest is Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network (BDSNi) (2006).

What happens if a submarine cable to Bahamas breaks?

By our cable graph no single break cuts Bahamas off. The largest effect comes from Bahamas Internet Cable System (BICS): up to plus 3.3 ms towards Italy. We count paths and milliseconds, not capacity.

Is the internet working in Bahamas right now?

At the last check (2026-11-04 18:07 UTC) the internet in Bahamas was working normally. Providers and history

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