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BT-MT-1

In Service

80 km · 2 Landing Points · 2 Countries · Ready for Service: 1990

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Specifications

Length80 km
StatusIn Service
Ready for Service1990
Landing Points2
Countries2

Owners

BT Manx Telecom

Landing Points (2)

Location Country Position
Groudle Bay, Isle of Man IM Isle of Man 54.1670°, -4.4239°
Silecroft Beach, United Kingdom GB United Kingdom 54.2106°, -3.3572°

About the BT-MT-1 Cable System

BT-MT-1 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Isle of Man and United Kingdom. Landing at Groudle Bay, Silecroft Beach, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Submarine cables in this region contribute to a mesh of redundant paths that keep internet traffic flowing even when individual systems are damaged or under maintenance. GeoCables tracks this cable using RIPE Atlas measurements from four probes in Minsk, Almaty, Tbilisi, and Jerusalem, comparing live RTT against historical baselines to catch performance shifts early.
BT-MT-1
  • Length80 km
  • StatusIn Service
  • Ready for Service1990

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