218 km · 0 Landing Points · Ready for Service: 1997
| Length | 218 km |
|---|---|
| Status | In Service |
| Ready for Service | 1997 |
| Landing Points | 0 |
| Countries | 0 |
Monitored from 2026-04-10 through 2026-05-16 — live ICMP round-trip time measurements via RIPE Atlas probes. All values below are recomputed daily from raw probe data. ✓ No anomalies detected in the monitored period.
| Probe | Location | Samples | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| #29566 | RIPE Atlas | 45 | 17.6 ms |
BCS East-West Interlink is a 218 km submarine cable that connects Lithuania and Sweden. The cable links Katthammarsvik in Sweden with Sventoji in Lithuania, providing a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries.
Lithuania: Sventoji
Sweden: Katthammarsvik
The cable is operated by Arelion, a telecommunications company that provides broadband services in several European countries.
The BCS East-West Interlink was ready for service in 1997. The status of the cable is unknown as no specific information about its current operational state or any planned maintenance is available.
This route provides a direct fiber-optic connection between Lithuania and Sweden, offering both primary data routing and redundancy options for neighboring cable systems in the region. The interconnection facilitates communication and data exchange between these two countries, contributing to the broader European telecommunications infrastructure. Both Lithuania and Sweden are key players in regional connectivity, with Sweden being part of the Nordic market and Lithuania serving as a transit hub within the Baltic region.
| Status | ✓ Normal |
|---|---|
| RTT | 17.30 ms / base 17.37 ms |
| Last checked | 2026-05-16 10:30 |
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