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Blue

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5,055 km · 10 Landing Points · 6 Countries · Ready for Service: 2023

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Specifications

Length5,055 km
StatusIn Service
Ready for Service2023
Landing Points10
Countries6

Owners

Google Sparkle Zain Omantel International

Landing Points (10)

Location Country Position
Aqaba, Jordan JO Jordan 29.5810°, 35.0051°
Bastia, France FR France 42.6973°, 9.4509°
Chania, Greece GR Greece 35.5118°, 24.0122°
Genoa, Italy IT Italy 44.4103°, 8.9389°
Golfo Aranci, Italy IT Italy 41.0048°, 9.6132°
Marseille, France FR France 43.2932°, 5.3726°
Palermo, Italy IT Italy 38.1215°, 13.3584°
Rome, Italy IT Italy 41.9031°, 12.4958°
Tel Aviv, Israel IL Israel 32.0446°, 34.7697°
Yeroskipos, Cyprus CY Cyprus 34.7664°, 32.4666°

📡 Live Performance

211
measurements
1
probes
82
days monitored
86.0
ms avg RTT
1
anomalies

Monitored from 2026-03-02 through 2026-05-24 — live ICMP round-trip time measurements via RIPE Atlas probes. All values below are recomputed daily from raw probe data.

Measurement sources

Probe Location Samples Avg Min–Max Last seen
#17855 RIPE Atlas 211 86.0 ms 65.5–376.7 2026-05-24

About the Blue Cable System

Overview

Blue is a submarine cable system spanning 5,055 kilometres across the eastern and central Mediterranean Sea. It connects six countries — Cyprus, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, and Jordan — forming a multi-branched network across one of the world's most densely connected maritime corridors. The system became ready for service in 2023.

Route and Landings

In Cyprus, the cable lands at Yeroskipos. France is served by two landing points: Bastia and Marseille. Greece has a single landing at Chania. Israel connects through Tel Aviv. Italy has the highest concentration of landings on the system, with terminals at Genoa, Golfo Aranci, Palermo, and Rome. Jordan is served by a landing at Aqaba, on the northern tip of the Red Sea.

Ownership and Operators

Blue is jointly owned by Google, Sparkle, and Zain Omantel International. Sparkle is the international wholesale subsidiary of Telecom Italia. Zain Omantel International represents a partnership between two established Middle Eastern telecommunications groups. Google has invested in a number of submarine cable systems to support its global network infrastructure.

Status and Timeline

Blue entered service in 2023, making it one of the more recently commissioned cable systems operating in the Mediterranean region.

Regional Context

The Mediterranean corridor served by Blue is home to several other long-haul submarine cable systems. Compared to intercontinental systems such as 2Africa (45,000 km, RFS 2024), PEACE Cable (25,000 km, RFS 2022), and Asia Africa Europe-1 (25,000 km, RFS 2017), Blue is a regionally focused system at 5,055 km, concentrated entirely within Mediterranean and adjacent waters. Its 2023 ready-for-service date makes it among the most recently deployed systems operating in this corridor.

Measured network performance across 191 ping tests in the last 60 days shows an average round-trip latency of 86.2 ms, with a best recorded result of 65.5 ms.

Strategic Role

With ten landing points distributed across six countries, Blue provides direct connectivity between the eastern Mediterranean — Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, and Greece — and the central Mediterranean hubs of Italy and France. Italy's four landing stations spread across the country's coastline, including in the south at Palermo and the north at Genoa, allow the cable to reach multiple points within the country rather than concentrating traffic at a single terminal. The combination of ownership by a global technology company and two regional telecommunications operators reflects the mixed-use nature of capacity on this system, serving both wholesale and private network demands across the corridor.

📡 Health

Status✓ Normal
RTT144.72 ms / base 88.29 ms
Last checked2026-05-24 08:30

Monitored using RIPE Atlas probes. Open monitoring →

📊 RTT History

Route: #17855 → Marseille Measured: 2026-05-24 08:30
144.7 ms
Min Avg Max #
7 days 88.0 96.6 144.7 7
30 days 80.9 92.8 294.5 78
60 days 65.5 86.0 376.7 211

Health Timeline

Thu, May 21
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🔗
Hop Anomaly
8ms → 46ms (5.88×)
05:00
Tue, May 19
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🔗
Hop Anomaly
93ms → 286ms (3.05×)
19:00
Thu, May 14
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Hop Anomaly
5ms → 40ms (7.64×)
09:00
Tue, Apr 28
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Marseille
RTT Spike
86ms → 295ms (3.41×)
02:30
Sat, Apr 25
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Marseille
RTT Spike
84ms → 272ms (3.23×)
10:31
Thu, Apr 23
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Hop Anomaly
25ms → 235ms (9.57×)
15:00
Wed, Apr 22
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Hop Anomaly
22ms → 84ms (3.85×)
17:00
Mon, Apr 20
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Hop Anomaly
4ms → 18ms (4.34×)
16:30
Sun, Apr 19
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Hop Anomaly
5ms → 652ms (126.62×)
01:00
Sat, Apr 18
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Marseille
RTT Spike
84ms → 172ms (2.04×)
04:31
Mon, Apr 13
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Hop Anomaly
3ms → 31ms (8.93×)
00:30
Fri, Apr 10
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Marseille
RTT Spike
80ms → 171ms (2.14×)
16:32
Sun, Apr 5
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Marseille
Resolved
79ms → 66ms
23:31
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Marseille
Improving
79ms → 66ms
23:01
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Marseille
Improving
79ms → 66ms
22:32
🚨
Marseille
Alert Created
79ms → 66ms (0.83×)
22:30
Marseille
RTT Spike
79ms → 376ms (4.77×)
20:32
Mon, Mar 30
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Marseille
Resolved
09:33
🚨
Marseille
Alert Created
78ms → 66ms
04:34
Marseille
RTT Spike
78ms → 377ms (4.83×)
04:03

FAQ

What is the length of the Blue cable?
The Blue submarine cable is 5,055 km long.
Which countries does Blue connect?
Blue connects 6 countries via 10 landing points.
Who owns the Blue cable?
Blue is owned by a consortium including Google, Sparkle, Zain Omantel International.
When was Blue put into service?
The Blue cable entered service in 2023.
Blue
  • Length5,055 km
  • StatusIn Service
  • Ready for Service2023

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