Submarine cables

The independent atlas of every submarine cable system serving Australia and the Pacific. For each system we record who owns it, who built it, where it lands, its route length and design capacity, and when it entered — or is expected to enter — service. Entries are compiled from operator filings, regulatory disclosures and industry announcements, with sources cited on every page.

357 systems tracked — 336 active, 9 planned, 12 retired.

Active systems (336)

Cables in service and carrying traffic today.

Cable system	Status	RFS	Length	Owners
2Africa	Active	TBC	—	1 owner
360atlantic (Hibernia Atlantic)	Active	TBC	—	2 owners
AC-1	Active	}}	14,000 km	2 owners
ACC-1	Active	TBC	—	—
ACE - Africa Coast to Europe	Active	TBC	—	—
Aden-Djibouti	Active	TBC	—	—
ADRIA-1	Active	TBC	—	—
AEConnect	Active	TBC	5,536 km	1 owner
AIS	Active	TBC	—	—
Alaska Communications System	Active	TBC	—	—
Alaska United	Active	TBC	—	—
ALBA-1	Active	TBC	—	1 owner
Alcatel Submarine Networks	Active	TBC	—	—
ALETAR	Active	TBC	—	—
Alonso de Ojeda	Active	TBC	—	—
ALPAL-2	Active	TBC	—	—
America Movil Submarine Cable System-1 (AMX-1)	Active	RFS 2014	—	1 owner
AMERICAS-1 NORTH	Active	TBC	—	—
AMERICAS-1 SOUTH	Active	TBC	—	—
Americas II	Active	TBC	—	—
Amitié	Active	trial }}	6,800 km	5 owners
ANNIBAL	Active	TBC	—	—
ANTILLAS I	Active	TBC	—	—
ANZAC Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
ANZCAN	Active	TBC	—	—
APC	Active	TBC	—	—
APCN	Active	TBC	—	—
APCN 2	Active	TBC	—	—
APHRODITE-1	Active	TBC	—	—
APHRODITE-2	Active	TBC	—	—
APNG	Active	TBC	—	—
Apollo	Active	early }}	13,000 km	1 owner
ARCOS-1	Active	TBC	—	—
Arctic Link	Active	TBC	—	—
ARIANE-2	Active	TBC	—	—
ARIMAO	Active	TBC	—	—
ASH	Active	TBC	—	—
Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1)	Active	23 June 2017	—	1 owner
Asia-America Gateway	Active	}}	20,000 km	—
Asia Submarine Cable Express	Active	TBC	—	—
ATLANTIS	Active	TBC	—	—
ATLANTIS-2 (ATLANTIS II)	Active	}}	12,000 km	11 owners
ATLAS	Active	TBC	—	—
Atlas Offshore	Active	TBC	—	—
Australia–Japan Cable (AJC)	Active	2001 }}	—	4 owners
Australia Singapore Cable	Active	September 2018	—	1 owner
BAHAMAS 2	Active	TBC	—	—
BALTICA	Active	TBC	—	—
BARGEN	Active	TBC	—	—
BARSAV	Active	TBC	—	—
BBG	Active	TBC	—	1 owner
BCS	Active	TBC	—	—
BCS East-West Interlink	Active	November 1997}}	218 km	1 owner
BDM	Active	TBC	—	—
BDSNi	Active	TBC	—	—
Berytar	Active	TBC	—	—
Bezeq International Optical System	Active	2012 }}	—	1 owner
Bharat Lanka Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
BICS	Active	TBC	—	—
Black Sea Fiber-Optic Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
Blue-Raman cable system	Active	TBC	—	—
BMP	Active	TBC	—	—
Botnia	Active	TBC	—	—
BRCS	Active	TBC	—	—
BS	Active	TBC	—	—
BSCS	Active	TBC	—	—
BT-TE1	Active	TBC	—	—
CADMOS	Active	TBC	—	—
CANTAT	Active	TBC	—	—
CANTAT-3	Active	1994 }}	—	1 owner
CANUS-1	Active	TBC	—	—
CARAC	Active	TBC	—	—
Cayman-Jamaica	Active	TBC	—	—
CELTIX CONNECT	Active	TBC	—	—
CFX	Active	TBC	—	—
Challenger	Active	TBC	—	—
CIOS	Active	TBC	—	—
Circe	Active	TBC	—	—
C-J FOSC	Active	TBC	—	—
CKC	Active	TBC	—	—
C-Lion1	Active	}}	1,173 km	1 owner
CNSFTC	Active	TBC	—	—
Colombia-Jamaica-Florida	Active	TBC	—	—
Commonwealth Pacific Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
Concerto 1	Active	TBC	—	—
Coral Sea Cable System (CS²)	Active	February 2020	4,700 km	2 owners
Corfù–Bar	Active	TBC	—	—
CORSAR	Active	TBC	—	—
CS2	Active	TBC	—	—
Danice	Active	TBC	—	—
DDSCN	Active	TBC	—	—
Denmark-Norway 5	Active	TBC	—	—
Denmark-Norway 6	Active	TBC	—	—
Denmark-Poland 2	Active	TBC	—	—
Denmark-Russia 1	Active	TBC	—	—
Denmark-Sweden 15	Active	TBC	—	—
Denmark-Sweden 16	Active	TBC	—	—
Denmark-Sweden 17	Active	TBC	—	—
Denmark-Sweden 18	Active	TBC	—	—
DFON	Active	TBC	—	—
DSCS	Active	TBC	—	—
Dumai-Malacca Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
Dunant	Active	TBC	—	—
EAC-C2C	Active	TBC	—	—
Eagle	Active	TBC	—	—
EASSy (Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System)	Active	}}	10,000 km	—
Eastern Mediterranean Optical System 1	Active	TBC	—	—
EC-1	Active	TBC	—	—
ECFS	Active	TBC	—	—
ECSC	Active	TBC	—	—
EE-S1	Active	June of }}	240 km	1 owner
EESF-2	Active	TBC	—	—
EESF-3	Active	TBC	—	—
ESAT 1	Active	TBC	—	—
ESAT 2	Active	TBC	—	—
Estepona–Tetuán	Active	TBC	—	—
EURAFRICA	Active	TBC	—	—
Europe India Gateway (EIG)	Active	}}	15,000 km	1 owner
FARICE-1	Active	}}	1,205 km	1 owner
FARLAND	Active	TBC	—	—
FASTER	Active	2016	—	—
FEC	Active	TBC	—	—
Fehmarn Belt	Active	TBC	—	—
Fibralink	Active	TBC	—	—
Fibre-optic Link Around the Globe	Active	TBC	—	—
FLAG FP-1	Active	TBC	—	—
FOG	Active	TBC	—	—
FOG2	Active	TBC	—	—
GCN	Active	TBC	—	—
Gemini	Active	TBC	—	—
GENSAR 2	Active	TBC	—	—
Georgia-Russia	Active	TBC	—	—
Germany-Denmark 2	Active	TBC	—	—
GLO-1	Active	TBC	—	—
GlobeNet	Active	TBC	—	—
GO-1	Active	TBC	—	—
Gondwana-1	Active	2008 }}	—	—
Gotland-Ventspils	Active	TBC	—	—
G-P	Active	}}	3,600 km	—
GPT	Active	TBC	—	—
Grace Hopper	Active	}}	6,250 km	1 owner
Greenland Connect	Active	TBC	—	—
Gulf Bridge International	Active	TBC	—	—
GWEN	Active	TBC	—	—
HANNIBAL	Active	TBC	—	—
HANTRU-1	Active	TBC	—	—
Havfrue/AEConnect 2	Active	TBC	7,851 km	4 owners
HAW-1	Active	TBC	—	—
Hawaiki	Active	TBC	—	—
Hawk	Active	TBC	—	—
HERMES-1	Active	TBC	—	—
HERMES-2	Active	TBC	—	—
HJK	Active	TBC	—	—
Honotua	Active	TBC	—	—
HONTAI-2	Active	TBC	—	—
HSCS	Active	TBC	—	—
HUGO	Active	TBC	—	—
i2i	Active	2002 }}	—	1 owner
I-ME-WE	Active	2010 }}	12,091 km	1 owner
India-UAE	Active	TBC	—	—
IOCOM	Active	TBC	—	—
Ir-UK Seg A	Active	TBC	—	—
Ir-UK Seg B	Active	TBC	—	—
Italy-Albania	Active	TBC	—	—
Italy-Croatia	Active	TBC	—	—
Italy-Greece	Active	TBC	—	—
Italy-Libya	Active	TBC	—	—
Italy-Malta	Active	TBC	—	—
Italy-Monaco	Active	TBC	—	—
Italy-Tunisia	Active	TBC	—	—
ITUR	Active	TBC	—	—
JAKABARE	Active	TBC	—	—
JANNA	Active	TBC	—	—
JANNA 2	Active	TBC	—	—
Japan-US	Active	TBC	—	—
Jersey-Guernsey 4	Active	TBC	—	—
JKC	Active	TBC	—	—
JNAC	Active	TBC	—	—
KAFOS	Active	TBC	—	—
KATTEGAT-1	Active	TBC	—	—
KATTEGAT-2	Active	TBC	—	—
KDN-Reliance	Active	TBC	—	—
KELTRA-2	Active	TBC	—	—
KINYRAS	Active	TBC	—	—
KJCN	Active	TBC	—	—
Kuwait-Iran	Active	TBC	—	—
LANIS-3	Active	TBC	—	—
LEV	Active	TBC	—	—
Liberty	Active	TBC	—	—
Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION)	Active	2009 }}	1,000 km	—
LSP	Active	TBC	—	—
LV-SE 1	Active	TBC	—	—
MAC	Active	TBC	—	—
Manatua One Polynesia Fibre Cable	Active	TBC	—	—
MAREA	Active	TBC	—	—
MAT-2	Active	TBC	—	—
Matrix Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
Mauritius–Rodrigues Submarine Cable (MARS)	Active	March 2019 }}	—	1 owner
MAYA-1	Active	TBC	—	—
MCN	Active	TBC	—	—
MED Cable	Active	TBC	—	—
MedNautilus	Active	2001 }}	—	—
MENA Submarine Cable System	Active	November 2014	—	1 owner
METISS Cable	Active	TBC	—	—
MIC-1	Active	TBC	—	—
Micronesia Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
Minerva	Active	TBC	—	—
Monet	Active	Dec 2017	—	4 owners
MT	Active	TBC	—	—
MTC	Active	TBC	—	—
NACS	Active	TBC	—	—
NAFSIKA	Active	TBC	—	—
NDTN	Active	TBC	—	—
New Cross Pacific Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
NorSea Com 1	Active	TBC	—	—
NPC	Active	TBC	—	—
ODIN	Active	TBC	—	—
Okinawa-Luzon-Hong Kong	Active	TBC	—	—
Oman Australia Cable	Active	September 2022 }}	9,800 km	1 owner
ORVAL	Active	TBC	—	—
Otranto-Corfù	Active	TBC	—	—
PAC	Active	TBC	—	—
Pacific Caribbean Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
PacRimWest	Active	TBC	—	—
PAN AM	Active	TBC	—	—
PC-1	Active	TBC	—	—
PEACE Cable	Active	10 November 2022	—	1 owner
PEC	Active	TBC	—	—
Pipe Pacific Cable (PPC-1)	Active	August 2009	—	1 owner
Project Express	Active	TBC	—	—
PTAT-1	Active	TBC	—	—
Qatar-UAE 1	Active	TBC	—	—
Qatar-UAE 2	Active	TBC	—	—
REMBRANDT-1	Active	TBC	—	—
RIOJA-1	Active	TBC	—	—
RIOJA-2	Active	TBC	—	—
RIOJA-3	Active	TBC	—	—
RJCN	Active	TBC	—	—
RJK	Active	TBC	—	—
RNAL	Active	TBC	—	—
ROMSAR	Active	TBC	—	—
ROMSAR 2	Active	TBC	—	—
SAC	Active	TBC	—	—
SACS (South Atlantic Cable System)	Active	Mid-2018 (ready for service) <!--	—	1 owner
SAm-1	Active	TBC	—	—
SARGEN	Active	TBC	—	—
SARSIC	Active	TBC	—	—
SARSIC 2	Active	TBC	—	—
SAS	Active	TBC	—	—
SAS-1	Active	TBC	—	—
SAT-1	Active	TBC	—	—
SAT-2	Active	TBC	—	—
SCAN	Active	TBC	—	—
Scandinavian Ring	Active	TBC	—	—
Seabras-1	Active	TBC	—	—
SEACOM	Active	TBC	—	—
SEA-ME-WE 1	Active	TBC	—	—
SEA-ME-WE 4	Active	2005	—	1 owner
SEA-ME-WE 5	Active	15 December 2016	—	1 owner
SEA-ME-WE 6	Active	Expected RFS 2026	—	1 owner
SFL	Active	TBC	—	—
SFS-4	Active	TBC	—	—
SF-S5	Active	TBC	—	—
SG-SCS	Active	TBC	—	—
SHEFA-2	Active	TBC	—	—
SIRIUS NORTH	Active	TBC	—	—
SIRIUS SOUTH	Active	TBC	—	—
SJC	Active	TBC	—	—
SMART cable	Active	TBC	—	—
SMPR-1	Active	TBC	—	—
SOLAS	Active	TBC	—	—
South Africa Far East, SAFE	Active	}}	13,104 km	—
South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable (SAT-3/WASC)	Active	2001	13,000 km	5 owners
Southern Caribbean Fiber	Active	TBC	—	—
Southern Cross Cable	Active	2000	—	5 owners
Submarine communications cable	Active	TBC	—	—
Svalbard Undersea Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
TAGIDE-2	Active	TBC	—	—
TAIGU	Active	TBC	—	—
TAILU	Active	TBC	—	—
TAINO CARIB	Active	TBC	—	—
TampNet	Active	TBC	—	—
Tangerine	Active	TBC	—	—
TASMAN 1	Active	TBC	—	—
TASMAN 2	Active	TBC	—	—
Tasman Global Access	Active	2017	—	3 owners
TAT-1	Active	TBC	—	—
TAT-10	Active	TBC	—	—
TAT-12/13	Active	TBC	—	—
TAT-14	Active	TBC	15,428 km	—
TAT-2	Active	TBC	—	—
TAT-3	Active	TBC	—	—
TAT-4	Active	TBC	—	—
TAT-5	Active	TBC	—	—
TAT-6	Active	TBC	—	—
TAT-7	Active	TBC	—	—
TAT-8	Active	TBC	—	—
TAT-9	Active	TBC	—	—
Tata Indicom India-Singapore Cable System (TIISCS)	Active	September 2004 }}	—	1 owner
TBL	Active	TBC	—	—
TCCN	Active	TBC	—	—
TCS-1	Active	TBC	—	—
TEFKROS	Active	TBC	—	—
Telstra Endeavour	Active	October 2008	—	1 owner
TE North	Active	TBC	—	—
TGN Atlantic (TGN-A)	Active	2001	12 km	—
TIS	Active	TBC	—	—
Tonga Cable System	Active	TBC	—	—
TPC-4	Active	TBC	—	—
TPC-5CN	Active	TBC	—	—
TPE2	Active	TBC	—	—
Trans-Pacific Express (TPE)	Active	TBC	—	—
Trinidad-Curacao	Active	TBC	—	—
TSE-1	Active	TBC	—	—
T-V-H	Active	TBC	—	—
TW1	Active	2006	1,300 km	1 owner
UGARIT	Active	TBC	—	—
UK-Channel Isles 7	Active	TBC	—	—
UK-Channel Isles 8	Active	TBC	—	—
UK-France 3	Active	TBC	—	—
UK-Germany 5	Active	TBC	—	—
UK-Germany 6	Active	TBC	—	—
UK-Netherlands 14	Active	TBC	—	—
ULYSSES	Active	1997 }}	—	4 owners
UNISUR	Active	TBC	—	—
Unity	Active	TBC	—	—
Ventspils-Farosund (Gotland)-Stockholm	Active	TBC	—	—
VMSCS	Active	TBC	—	—
VSNL Northern Europe	Active	TBC	—	—
VSNL SG HK JP Guam	Active	TBC	—	—
VSNL Transpacific	Active	TBC	—	—
VSNL Western Europe	Active	TBC	—	—
WAFS	Active	TBC	—	—
West Africa Cable System (WACS)	Active	TBC	14,500 km	12 owners
Yellow / AC-2	Active	}}	6,400 km	1 owner
ZanLink	Active	TBC	—	—

Planned systems (9)

Announced or under construction, with expected ready-for-service dates where known.

Cable system	Status	RFS	Length	Owners
Africa-1	Planned	TBC	—	—
Asia Pacific Gateway	Planned	}}	—	—
BRICS Cable	Planned	TBC	—	—
CANTAT-1	Planned	TBC	—	—
Pacific Light Cable Network	Planned	TBC	—	—
Quantum Cable	Planned	TBC	—	1 owner
SAex (South Atlantic Express Cable)	Planned	2021 (planned)	—	1 owner
TEAMS<br/>(The East African Marine System)	Planned	}}	4,500 km	3 owners
UK-Belgium 5	Planned	TBC	122 km	4 owners

Retired systems (12)

Decommissioned cables kept on the record for historical completeness.

Cable system	Status	RFS	Length	Owners
APNG-2	Retired	TBC	—	—
ASEAN	Retired	TBC	—	—
CANTAT-2	Retired	TBC	—	—
China-US Cable Network (CUCN)	Retired	1999 }}	30 km	—
Columbus II	Retired	TBC	—	—
Columbus III	Retired	TBC	—	—
JASURAUS	Retired	1997	—	2 owners
Main One	Retired	TBC	14,000 km	1 owner
Pangea North and Pangea South	Retired	2001 }}	937 km	—
REMBRANDT-2	Retired	TBC	—	—
SEA-ME-WE 3	Retired	TBC	—	1 owner
TAT-11	Retired	TBC	—	—