Submarine Cable Insights
Data-driven analysis of global internet routing, submarine cable performance, and network anomalies — based on real measurements.
Australia–Singapore Submarine Cables: The Complete Guide
Which submarine cables connect Australia to Singapore? Complete guide to ASC, INDIGO-West, ACC-1, and Hawaiki Nui 1 — routes, landing points, latency, and capacity.
Georgia to Indonesia: 318ms the Long Way — Why NTT Sends Asian Traffic Through America
Georgia to Indonesia: 318ms via the USA instead of the Middle East. Why NTT America routes Southeast Asian traffic through Ashburn and San Jose — and what a direct path would look like.
Belarus to Japan: 273ms via Tallinn and NTT's Transpacific Highway
Belarus to Japan in 273ms: NTT America carries the packet from Frankfurt to Osaka through Paris, Ashburn, and San Jose. Three oceans, one carrier — how NTT's transpacific backbone works.
Belarus to China in 181ms: Faster Than You'd Expect Through Frankfurt
Belarus to China in 181ms — the fastest route in our database, via Frankfurt and China Unicom's trans-Eurasian backbone. How Belt and Road digital infrastructure shapes routing between Europe and China.
Georgia to Egypt: 202ms via Mombasa and Mauritius — The Backwards African Route
Georgia to Egypt traceroute: 202ms via Marseille, Mombasa, Nairobi, and Mauritius. How SEACOM cable routing sends traffic 18,000km to reach a destination 1,500km away.
Belarus to Qatar: 409ms and Then Silence — The Most Opaque Route in Our Database
Belarus to Qatar traceroute: 409ms with 247 invisible hops after Warsaw. Why Qatar's network goes completely dark to traceroute — and what the 399ms gap reveals about Gulf internet infrastructure.
SEA-ME-WE 5: The Internet Highway Between Asia and Europe
SEA-ME-WE 5: the 20,000km submarine cable connecting Singapore to France via the Middle East. GeoCables monitoring data, chokepoints analysis, and real RTT measurements.
GlobeNet: The Transatlantic Cable Powering Latin America's Financial Networks
GlobeNet: the 23,500km submarine cable built for financial markets connecting Wall Street to São Paulo. How low-latency trading shaped cable route decisions between the US and Latin America.
Hawaiki Cable: New Zealand and Australia's Pacific Lifeline
Hawaiki cable: 15,000km transpacific link connecting New Zealand and Australia to the US West Coast. How the 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption tested Pacific cable resilience.
APCN-2: The Backbone of Intra-Asian Internet
APCN-2: the 19,000km ring cable connecting 8 Asian countries. GeoCables monitoring data, Taiwan earthquake vulnerability analysis, and why a 20-year-old cable still carries critical traffic.
2Africa: The World's Longest Submarine Cable at 45,000km
2Africa at 45,000km is the world's longest submarine cable, circumnavigating Africa and connecting 33 countries. GeoCables monitors 450 segments. Full profile with route, owners, and capacity data.
Singapore to Colombia: 292ms via Paris and Miami — The Latin America Problem
Why does Singapore's internet reach Colombia via Paris and Miami? Real traceroute reveals the 292ms path and explains why Miami is the internet capital of Latin America.
Georgia to Philippines: 321ms the Wrong Way Around — Through the USA
Why does internet traffic from Georgia reach the Philippines via the USA? NTT's backbone routes 321ms through Paris, Ashburn, and San Jose — 28,000km for a 6,500km destination.
Georgia to French Polynesia: 298ms Through Honolulu to Tahiti
Why does internet traffic from Georgia reach French Polynesia via Hawaii? Real traceroute data explains the 298ms path and the Honotua submarine cable connecting Tahiti to the world.
Belarus to New Zealand: 311ms to the World's Most Remote Internet Hub
How does Belarus reach New Zealand's most remote internet hub in 311ms? Traceroute shows 5 invisible hops — the submarine cable journey from Moscow to Auckland.
Belarus to South Korea in 200ms: The Fastest Route Through Moscow and Hong Kong
How does Belarus reach South Korea in just 200ms? Traceroute reveals a surprisingly efficient path via Moscow's trans-Siberian fiber and Hong Kong to Seoul.
Georgia to Fiji: How a Pacific Island Gets Its Internet via London
Why does internet traffic from Georgia reach Fiji via London? Real traceroute shows a 370ms path through 3 continents and the Southern Cross submarine cable.
The Longest Route We've Ever Measured: Oman to Chile at 452ms
Why does internet traffic from Oman to Chile travel 35,000 km through Singapore, Japan, and the USA? Real traceroute data reveals the longest route in our database at 452ms.
Why Does Internet Traffic from Kazakhstan to Indonesia Go Through London and San Jose?
A data-driven analysis of the 334ms routing anomaly between Almaty and Jakarta — why internet traffic from landlocked Kazakhstan travels through London and San Jose to reach Indonesia.