2 submarine cable landing points in Mauritania. View coordinates, connected cables, and detailed location info.
Mauritania has two submarine cable landing points, located in Nouadhibou and Nouakchott. These landing points connect the country to two undersea cables that facilitate international internet connectivity.
The Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) cable, the longest serving cable in Mauritania, has been operational since 2012 and spans 17,000 kilometers. It connects Mauritania to several countries, including France, Gambia, Gabon, and Côte d'Ivoire. The newest cable, EllaLink, became ready for service in 2021 and extends 6,200 kilometers, linking Mauritania with countries such as Brazil, Portugal, and Morocco.
The primary internet service providers in Mauritania by user base are the Mauritanian Telecommunication Company, Chinguitel, RIMATEL-SA, MATTEL, and Starlink. The country is classified as having terrestrial resilience, meaning it is connected mainly over land. No outages have been recorded in the past 90 days.
Every cable that lands in this country, with live latency on its page.
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.
| Name | Connected Cables |
|---|---|
| Nouadhibou, Mauritania › | 1 |
| Nouakchott, Mauritania › | 1 |
Internet status by provider and the resilience of the country's cable connectivity.
Mauritania has 2 submarine cables and 2 landing points in the GeoCables database.
The oldest cable in service is Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) (2012), the newest is EllaLink (2021).
By our cable graph no single break cuts Mauritania off. The largest effect comes from EllaLink: up to plus 38.7 ms towards Chile. We count paths and milliseconds, not capacity.
At the last check (2026-11-04 12:08 UTC) the internet in Mauritania was working normally. Providers and history