List of international submarine communications cables
This is a list of international submarine communications cables. It does not include domestic cable systems, such as those on the coastlines of Japan, Italy, and Brazil. All the cable systems listed below have landing points in two or more countries. Several older cables are no longer used for international telecommunications, but are used for scientific purposes. Others are simply abandoned.
Alphabetic list
2
- 2Africa – Africa, Middle East, Europe
A
- AAE-1 – Asia Africa Europe Gateway; France, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, Yemen, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong
- AAG – Asia America Gateway; Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, Continental USA West Coast
- AC-1 – Atlantic Crossing; USA, UK, Germany, the Netherlands
- AC-2 – Atlantic Crossing, a.k.a. Yellow; USA-UK
- ACC-1 – Asia Connect Cable System; Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, East Timor, Guam, USA
- ACE – Africa Coast to Europe; France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Canary Islands, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, São Tomé and Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Namibia, South Africa
- Aden-Djibouti – Yemen-Djibouti
- ADRIA-1 – Croatia, Albania, Greece
- AEConnect – Shirley, USA to Killala, Ireland
- Africa-1 – France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Djibouti, UAE, Pakistan, Somalia, Kenya
- AIS – Australia-Indonesia-Singapore
- AJC – Australia-Japan Cable
- Alaska Communications System
- ALETAR – Alexandria-Tarsous; Egypt-Syria
- Alonso de Ojeda – Aruba-Curaçao
- ALPAL-2 – Algiers-Palma de Mallorca; Algeria-Spain
- AMERICAS-1 NORTH – USA-US Virgin Islands
- AMERICAS-1 SOUTH – US Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Venezuela, Brazil
- AMERICAS-II – USA, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Martinique, Curaçao, Trinidad, Venezuela, French Guiana, Brazil
- Amitié – Bude, UK-Le Porge, France, Lynn, USA
- AMX-1 – United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil
- ANNIBAL – France-Tunisia
- ANTILLAS I – Dominican Republic-Puerto Rico
- Antilles Crossing Phase 1 – US Virgin Islands, St Lucia, Barbados
- ANZAC Cable System – Australia, New Zealand
- ANZCAN – Australia, New Zealand, Canada
- APC – Asia-Pacific Cable; Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore
- APCN – Asia-Pacific Cable Network; Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia
- APCN 2 – Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2; Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore
- APHRODITE-1 – Greece-Cyprus
- APHRODITE-2 – Greece-Cyprus
- APNG-1 – Australia-Papua New Guinea
- APNG-2 – Australia-Papua New Guinea
- APG – Asia-Pacific Gateway
- Apollo – USA, UK, France
- ARCOS-1 – Americas Region Caribbean Optical-ring System; USA, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas
- :it:Arctic Fibre – UK, Canada, USA, Japan
- Arctic Link – UK, Canada, USA, Japan
- ARIANE-2 – France-Greece
- ASE (Asia Submarine Cable Express) – Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
- ASEAN – Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
- ASH – American Samoa, Samoa, Hawaii
- Atlantica-1/GlobeNet – USA, Bermuda, Venezuela, Brazil
- ATLANTIS – Brazil, Senegal, Portugal
- ATLANTIS-2 – Argentina, Brazil, Senegal, Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands, Madeira, Spain, Portugal
- ATLAS – Portugal, Morocco
- Atlas Offshore – Morocco-France
- Australia Singapore Cable – Australia – Singapore
- Australia West Express – Perth – Diego Garcia – Djibouti
B
- BAHAMAS 2 –
- BALTICA –
- Banjoewangi – Broome
- Barcelona – Pisa
- Barcelona – Rome
- BARGEN –
- BARSAV –
- BCS –
- BDSNi –
- BERYTAR –
- Bharat Lanka Cable System –
- BICS –
- Blue-Raman –
- BMP –
- Botnia –
- BRCS –
- BS –
- BSCS –
- BSFOCS –
- BT-MT1 –
- BT-TE1 –
- BUS-1 –
- BDM –
- BBG –
C
- C-J FOSC –
- CADMOS –
- Canal Zone – Jamaica
- CANTAT-1 – –
- CANTAT-2 – –
- CANTAT-3 – –
- CANUS-1 –
- CARAC –
- C-Lion1 –
- Cayman-Jamaica
- CELTIX CONNECT –
- CFX –
- Challenger –
- CIOS –
- CIRCE NORTH –
- CIRCE SOUTH –
- CKC –
- CNSFTC – –
- Colombia-Jamaica-Florida
- COLUMBUS II –
- COLUMBUS III –
- Commonwealth Pacific Cable
- Concerto 1 –
- CS2 –,
- Cross-Straits Cable Network
- Corfù–Bar –
- CORSAR –
- Cuba-Venezuela – Cuba-Venezuela
- CUCN –
D
- Danica North
- Danica South
- DANICE –
- Darwin – Banjoewangi
- Denmark-Norway 5
- Denmark-Norway 6
- Denmark-Poland 2
- Denmark-Russia 1
- Denmark-Sweden 15
- Denmark-Sweden 16
- Denmark-Sweden 17
- Denmark-Sweden 18
- DMCS –
- Dunant – US-France – went live 2020
- DSCS –
E
- EAC-C2C –
- Eagle – – planned
- EASSy –
- EC-1 –
- ECFS –
- ECSC –
- EDF1 –
- EDF2 –
- EE-S1 –
- EESF-2 –
- EESF-3 –
- EIG –
- EMOS 1 –
- ESAT 1 –
- ESAT 2 –
- Estepona–Tetuán –
- EURAFRICA –
F
- FALCON – see FLAG FALCON below.
- FARICE-1 –
- FARLAND –
- FASTER –
- FEC –
- Fehmarn Belt –
- Fibralink –
- FLAG FA-1 –
- FLAG FALCON – –
- FLAG FEA –
- FLAG FNAL –
- Florida-Jamaica –
- FLAG FP-1 –
- FOG –
- FOG2 –
- France-Algeria
- France-Greece
- France-Morocco
- France-Tunisia
G
- G-P –
- GCN –
- Gemini –
- Georgia-Russia
- Germany-Denmark 1
- Germany-Denmark 2
- Germany-Sweden 4
- Germany-Sweden 5
- GLO-1 –
- GO-1 –
- Gondwana-1 –
- Gotland-Ventspils –
- GPT –
- Grace Hopper – –
- Greenland Connect –
- Gulf Bridge International – –
- GWEN –
H
- HANNIBAL –
- HANTRU-1 – – Majuro
- Havfrue –. Sold under the brand name America Europe Connect-2 = AEC-2.
- Hawaiki –
- Hawk – – planned
- HERMES-1 –
- HERMES-2 –
- Hibernia Atlantic –
- HJK –
- Honotua –
- HONTAI-2 –
- HSCS –
- HUGO –
- HUGO East –
I
- I-ME-WE –
- i2i –
- India-UAE
- INDIGO-West
- IOCOM –
- Ir-UK Seg A –
- Ir-UK Seg B –
- Italy-Albania
- Italy-Croatia
- Italy-Greece
- Italy-Libya
- Italy-Malta
- Italy-Monaco
- Italy-Tunisia
- ITUR –
J
K
- KAFOS –
- KATTEGAT-1 –
- KATTEGAT-2 –
- KELTRA-2 –
- Key West-Havana 5
- Key West-Havana 6
- KDN-Reliance –
- KJCN –
- Kuwait-Iran
L
- La Perouse-Nelson –
- La Perouse-Wakapuaka –
- LANIS-1 –
- LANIS-2 –
- LANIS-3 –
- LEV –
- Liberty –
- LION –
- LV-SE 1 –
- LSP –
M
- MAC –
- Main One –
- SLT-Dhiraagu Cable System Maldives-Sri Lanka
- Malaysia-Thailand
- MAREA
- MARS –
- Marseille-Palermo –
- MARTEL
- MAT-2 –
- MAYA-1 –
- MCN –
- MCS –
- MedNautilus –
- MED Cable –
- METISS Cable –
- MENA –
- MIC-1 –
- Micronesia Cable System –
- MINERVA –
- Monet (submarine cable)
- MOYLE NORTH –
- MOYLE SOUTH –
- MT –
- MTC –
N
- NACS –
- NAFSIKA –
- NCP –
- New Jersey-Bermuda –
- New Zealand-Fiji –
- NorSea Com 1 –
- NPC – –
O
P
- PEACE Cable – Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe;
- PAC –
- Pacific Caribbean Cable System – Operational since 2015
- PacRimEast –
- PacRimWest –
- PAN AM –
- Pangea –
- Pangea –
- PC-1 –
- PEC –
- PLCN – Pacific Light Cable Network
- PPC-1 –
- Portugal-UK –
- Project Express –
- PTAT-1 –
Q
R
- REMBRANDT-1 –
- REMBRANDT-2 –
- RIOJA-1 –
- RIOJA-2 –
- RIOJA-3 –
- RJCN –
- RJK –
- RNAL –
- Russian Optical Trans-Arctic Submarine Cable System –
S
- SAC –
- SACS –
- SAex –
- SAFE –
- SAm-1 –
- SAS –
- SAS-1 –
- SAT-1 –
- SAT-2 –
- SAT-3/WASC –
- SCAN – – planned
- Scandinavian Ring
- SEA-ME-WE 1 –
- SEA-ME-WE 2 –
- SEA-ME-WE 3 –
- SEA-ME-WE 4 –
- SEA-ME-WE 5 –
- SEA-ME-WE 6 – - planned
- Seabras-1 –
- SEACOM –
- SEACOM –
- SF-S5 –
- SFL –
- SFS-4 –
- SG-SCS –
- SHEFA-2 –
- SIRIUS NORTH –
- SIRIUS SOUTH –
- SJC – – planned
- SMPR-1 –
- SOLAS –
- Southern Caribbean Fiber –
- Southern Cross –
- SPIN was a proposed cable system between New Zealand and Tahiti, connecting a number of South Pacific island countries. Cable landing points were proposed for Auckland, Norfolk Island, Noumea, Suva, Wallis, Apia, Pago Pago and Papeete, with a branching unit for Vanuatu. It would have been long and have a 64x10 Gbit/s capacity. It was planned to be in service late 2010. The project did not proceed due to lack of funding. The SPIN personnel went on to develop the Hawaiki Cable, which started commercial operation in 2018.
T
- T-V-H –
- TAGIDE-2 –
- TAIGU –
- TAILU –
- TAINO CARIB –
- TampNet –
- Tangerine –
- TASMAN 1 –
- TASMAN 2 –
- TAT-1 –
- TAT-2 –
- TAT-3 –
- TAT-4 –
- TAT-5 –
- TAT-6 –
- TAT-7 –
- TAT-8 –
- TAT-9 –
- TAT-10 –
- TAT-11 –
- TAT-12/13 –
- TAT-14 –
- TBL –
- TCCN – –
- TCS-1 –
- TE North –
- TEAMS –
- Telstra Endeavour –
- TGA –
- TIC or TIISCS – or
- TIS –
- TPC-1/TRANSPAC-1 – –
- TPC-2/TRANSPAC-2 – –
- TPC-3/TRANSPAC-3 –
- TPC-4 –
- TPC-5CN – –
- TPE –
- TPE2 –
- TPICK – runs the length of Korea to mainland Japan via Changson-Tsushima-Seburiyama
- Trinidad-Curacao
- TSE-1
- TWA-1
U
- UGARIT –
- UK-Belgium 5
- UK-Belgium 6
- UK-Channel Isles 7
- UK-Channel Isles 8
- UK-Denmark 4
- UK-France 3
- UK-France 4
- UK-Germany 5
- UK-Germany 6
- UK-Netherlands 12
- UK-Netherlands 14
- UK-Spain 4
- ULYSSES-1 –
- ULYSSES-2 –
- UNISUR –
- UNITY –
V
- Ventspils-Farosund (Gotland)-Stockholm
- VSNL Northern Europe –
- VSNL Western Europe –
- VSNL SG HK JP Guam –
- VSNL Transatlantic –
- VSNL Transpacific –
- VMSCS –