Submarine Cable Insights
Data-driven analysis of global internet routing, submarine cable performance, and network anomalies — based on real measurements.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.