Colombia
Colombia sits on three active submarine cable systems spanning both Caribbean and Pacific coastlines, giving the country a foothold in the region's fibre network — though documented landing point detail remains limited.
Connectivity at a glance
- Cable systems
- 4active
- Landing points
- 0
- Resilience score
- 36
Cable systems serving Colombia
| Cable | Status | Ready for service | Length | Design capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America Movil Submarine Cable System-1 (AMX-1) | active | RFS 2014 | — | — |
| ARCOS-1 | active | — | — | — |
| CFX | active | — | — | — |
| Colombia-Jamaica-Florida | active | — | — | — |
Landing points
Landing point records for Colombia are being compiled.
Submarine cable connectivity
Colombia is served by three active submarine cable systems: AMX-1 (America Movil Submarine Cable System-1), ARCOS-1, and CFX. All three carry active status, placing Colombia within the functional tier of Latin American connectivity rather than among those nations still dependent on satellite links or terrestrial transit alone.
AMX-1, which entered service in 2014, is a regional heavyweight backed by one of Latin America's dominant telecommunications carriers. Its reach extends across multiple countries on both sides of the continent, and Colombia's inclusion on the system provides access to a cable designed for substantial capacity rather than thin-route provisioning.
ARCOS-1 and CFX add further paths into and out of the country, though service dates and total lengths for both systems are not yet documented in this register. What can be said is that three distinct cable systems represent a degree of diversity that many smaller Caribbean and Pacific nations lack. Where a country depends on a single cable, any maintenance window or fault event creates a direct service-quality problem for the entire population. Colombia's three-system presence reduces — though does not eliminate — that exposure.
Geography and routing logic
Colombia's geography is a significant factor in its connectivity profile. The country holds coastline on both the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the west, a dual-coast position that is uncommon in the region and strategically useful for submarine cable routing. Caribbean-facing landing points can connect northward toward the United States, Central America, and the wider Atlantic network. Pacific-facing infrastructure opens paths toward South America's western corridor and, further afield, trans-Pacific routes.
This coastal duality means Colombia is not forced to route all international traffic through a single oceanic direction, which matters when assessing redundancy at the national level. A fault or disruption on a Caribbean-side cable does not automatically strand Pacific-side capacity, assuming landing infrastructure on both coasts is genuinely independent.
Register status
No landing point locations for Colombian cable touchdowns are documented in this register at present. The cable systems themselves are confirmed active, but the specific terminal facilities — the beach manholes, cable landing stations, and onward terrestrial links — require further verification before this profile can be considered complete. That work is ongoing.