North Macedonia
North Macedonia has no submarine cable landings on record. The country reaches the global network through terrestrial cross-border links and, where needed, satellite capacity — a profile typical of landlocked Balkan states.
Connectivity at a glance
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- Landing points
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- Resilience score
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Cable systems serving North Macedonia
We’re still mapping the cable systems that land in North Macedonia. Check back soon.
Landing points
Landing point records for North Macedonia are being compiled.
A landlocked connectivity profile
North Macedonia sits at the heart of the Balkan peninsula, sharing borders with Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania and Kosovo. That geography is the defining fact of its connectivity story: without coastline, the country has no submarine cable landing stations and no direct on-ramp to the subsea infrastructure that carries the overwhelming majority of the world's international data traffic.
Instead, North Macedonia reaches the global network the way most landlocked states do — through terrestrial fibre that crosses into neighbouring countries and connects onward to submarine systems landing elsewhere in the region. Greece to the south is a significant gateway, with cable systems landing at stations serving Athens and Thessaloniki feeding traffic that can transit northward. Bulgaria to the east and Serbia to the north offer additional overland paths toward cable-connected hubs further afield.
What terrestrial transit means for resilience
Relying on cross-border terrestrial links introduces a different set of resilience considerations than those facing countries with diverse submarine cable landings. Capacity and redundancy depend on the number and independence of border crossings, the domestic fibre backbone connecting them, and the peering and transit arrangements negotiated with carriers in neighbouring states. A well-designed terrestrial mesh can provide meaningful redundancy, but the country's international bandwidth ceiling is ultimately set by what neighbouring networks are willing and able to transit.
Satellite capacity supplements terrestrial routes, particularly for locations or use cases where ground infrastructure is limited, though satellite remains a secondary layer rather than a primary internet backbone for most national networks.
Register status
No submarine cables serving North Macedonia are documented in this register. Given the country's landlocked position, that reflects physical reality rather than a gap in data collection — submarine cables require a seacoast, and North Macedonia has none. The connectivity picture here is wholly a terrestrial and satellite one.
This register continues to document the full chain of infrastructure — including terrestrial backhaul routes and the regional cable systems that landlocked countries depend on indirectly — and the North Macedonia profile will be updated as that broader regional picture develops.