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Submarine cable intelligence inside the infrastructure layer

Undersea cable records connect landing geography, operators, published capacity, and regional infrastructure context to the wider research and live intelligence system.

Reference layerLive-adjacent contextAnalyst workflow
7
Cable systems
74
Landing points
23
Countries
Distinct landing countries represented in the current dataset.
182.64 Tbps
Published capacity
158,291 km
Route length
Dataset refresh 2026-03-23
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Coverage

The coverage set concentrates on Europe, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, the Gulf, India, and onward Asian landings. The dataset does not infer outages, sabotage risk, or geopolitical intent beyond stored cable facts.

Countries represented
Australia, China, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Germany, Gibraltar, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, UAE, UK, Yemen

SEA-ME-WE 3

SEA-ME-WE 3 Consortium

RFS
1999
Length
39,000 km
Capacity
0.96 Tbps
Landings
15
Landing points
Norden, Germany
Germany
53.60, 7.20
Marseille, France
France
43.30, 5.37
Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt
31.20, 29.92
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
21.49, 39.19
Djibouti
Djibouti
11.59, 43.15
Fujairah, UAE
UAE
25.13, 56.33
Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistan
24.86, 66.99
Mumbai, India
India
18.98, 72.83
Cochin, India
India
9.93, 76.27
Penang, Malaysia
Malaysia
5.42, 100.33
Singapore
Singapore
1.27, 103.82
Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia
-6.11, 106.85
Perth, Australia
Australia
-31.95, 115.86
Keoje, South Korea
South Korea
34.88, 128.68
Okinawa, Japan
Japan
26.33, 127.81
Countries in landing list
14 countries represented
GermanyFranceEgyptSaudi ArabiaDjiboutiUAEPakistanIndiaMalaysiaSingaporeIndonesiaAustraliaSouth KoreaJapan

SEA-ME-WE 5

SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium

RFS
2017
Length
20,000 km
Capacity
24 Tbps
Landings
12
Landing points
Marseille, France
France
43.30, 5.37
Catania, Italy
Italy
37.50, 15.09
Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt
31.20, 29.92
Djibouti
Djibouti
11.59, 43.15
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
21.49, 39.19
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
24.09, 38.06
Fujairah, UAE
UAE
25.13, 56.33
Mumbai, India
India
18.98, 72.83
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
6.93, 79.86
Kuantan, Malaysia
Malaysia
3.80, 103.33
Singapore
Singapore
1.27, 103.82
Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia
-6.11, 106.85
Countries in landing list
11 countries represented
FranceItalyEgyptDjiboutiSaudi ArabiaUAEIndiaSri LankaMalaysiaSingaporeIndonesia

SEA-ME-WE 6

SEA-ME-WE 6 Consortium (incl. China Mobile, Orange, Singtel)

RFS
2025
Length
19,200 km
Capacity
100 Tbps
Landings
8
Landing points
Marseille, France
France
43.30, 5.37
Barcelona, Spain
Spain
41.39, 2.17
Genoa, Italy
Italy
44.41, 8.95
Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt
31.20, 29.92
Djibouti
Djibouti
11.59, 43.15
Abu Dhabi, UAE
UAE
24.45, 54.38
Mumbai, India
India
18.98, 72.83
Singapore
Singapore
1.27, 103.82
Countries in landing list
8 countries represented
FranceSpainItalyEgyptDjiboutiUAEIndiaSingapore

FLAG/FALCON

Reliance Globalcom (FLAG) / GCX

RFS
1997
Length
28,000 km
Capacity
10 Tbps
Landings
14
Landing points
Porthcurno, UK
UK
50.04, -5.66
Estepona, Spain
Spain
36.43, -5.14
Palermo, Italy
Italy
38.12, 13.36
Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt
31.20, 29.92
Suez, Egypt
Egypt
29.97, 32.55
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
21.49, 39.19
Fujairah, UAE
UAE
25.13, 56.33
Mumbai, India
India
18.98, 72.83
Chennai, India
India
13.08, 80.27
Penang, Malaysia
Malaysia
5.42, 100.33
Hong Kong
China
22.32, 114.17
Shanghai, China
China
31.23, 121.47
Busan, South Korea
South Korea
35.18, 129.08
Tokyo, Japan
Japan
35.68, 139.65
Countries in landing list
11 countries represented
UKSpainItalyEgyptSaudi ArabiaUAEIndiaMalaysiaChinaSouth KoreaJapan

AAE-1

AAE-1 Consortium

RFS
2017
Length
25,000 km
Capacity
40 Tbps
Landings
10
Landing points
Marseille, France
France
43.30, 5.37
Savona, Italy
Italy
44.31, 8.48
Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt
31.20, 29.92
Djibouti
Djibouti
11.59, 43.15
Aden, Yemen
Yemen
12.80, 45.02
Fujairah, UAE
UAE
25.13, 56.33
Karachi, Pakistan
Pakistan
24.86, 66.99
Mumbai, India
India
18.98, 72.83
Singapore
Singapore
1.27, 103.82
Hong Kong
China
22.32, 114.17
Countries in landing list
10 countries represented
FranceItalyEgyptDjiboutiYemenUAEPakistanIndiaSingaporeChina

Europe India Gateway (EIG)

EIG Consortium

RFS
2011
Length
15,000 km
Capacity
3.84 Tbps
Landings
9
Landing points
Bude, UK
UK
50.83, -4.54
Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal
38.72, -9.14
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
36.14, -5.35
Tripoli, Libya
Libya
32.89, 13.19
Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt
31.20, 29.92
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
21.49, 39.19
Djibouti
Djibouti
11.59, 43.15
Fujairah, UAE
UAE
25.13, 56.33
Mumbai, India
India
18.98, 72.83
Countries in landing list
9 countries represented
UKPortugalGibraltarLibyaEgyptSaudi ArabiaDjiboutiUAEIndia

IMEWE

IMEWE Consortium

RFS
2010
Length
12,091 km
Capacity
3.84 Tbps
Landings
6
Landing points
Marseille, France
France
43.30, 5.37
Catania, Italy
Italy
37.50, 15.09
Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt
31.20, 29.92
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
21.49, 39.19
Fujairah, UAE
UAE
25.13, 56.33
Mumbai, India
India
18.98, 72.83
Countries in landing list
6 countries represented
FranceItalyEgyptSaudi ArabiaUAEIndia
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