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 China, Italy, and Brazil. All the cable systems listed below have landing points in two or more countries. Several older cables, although no longer used for international telecommunications, are used for scientific purposes. Others are simply abandoned.
A to Z list
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 — 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 -
- 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 - ,
- 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 -
- 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 -
- Greenland Connect -
- Gulf Bridge International - -
- GWEN -
H
- HANNIBAL -
- HANTRU-1 - - Majuro
- Havfrue -
- Hawaiki - - under construction
- 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
- Japan-US
- JAKABARE -
- JASURAUS -
- Jersey-Guernsey 4
- JKC -
- JNAC -
- JONAH –
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-Wakapauka -
- 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
- MOYLE NORTH -
- MOYLE SOUTH -
- MT -
- MTC -
N
- NACS -
- NAFSIKA -
- NCP -
- New Jersey-Bermuda -
- New Zealand-Fiji -
- NorSea Com 1 -
- NPC - -
O
- ODIN -
- Okinawa-Luzon-Hong Kong -
- Otranto-Corfù -
- ORVAL -
- Orient Express -
P
- PAC -
- Pacific Caribbean Cable System - Operational since 2015
- PacRimEast -
- PacRimWest -
- Pakistan-UAE-2
- PAN AM -
- Pangea -
- Pangea -
- PC-1 -
- PEC -
- PLCN - Pacific Light Cable Network
- PPC-1 -
- Portugal-UK -
- Project Express -
- PTAT-1 -
Q
- Qatar-UAE 1
- Qatar-UAE 2
- Quantum Cable
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
- SCF -
- SEA-ME-WE 1 –
- SEA-ME-WE 2 –
- SEA-ME-WE 3 –
- SEA-ME-WE 4 –
- SEA-ME-WE 5 –
- Seabras-1 -
- SEACOM -
- SEACOM -
- SF-S5 -
- SFL -
- SFS-4 -
- SG-SCS -
- SHEFA-2 -
- SIRIUS NORTH -
- SIRIUS SOUTH -
- SJC - - planned
- SMPR-1 -
- SOLAS -
- Southern Cross -
T
- T-V-H -
- TAGIDE-2 -
- TAIGU -
- TAILU -
- TAINO CARIB -
- TampNett -
- 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 -Stockholm
- VSNL Northern Europe -
- VSNL Western Europe -
- VSNL SG HK JP Guam -
- VSNL Transatlantic -
- VSNL Transpacific -
- VMSCS -
W
- WACS -
- WAFS -
- WASC -
X
Y
- Yellow/AC2 -
Z