FALCON

FALCON is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 14 countries across Middle East, South Asia, Indian Ocean. With 19 landing points — including Al Faw, Al Ghaydah, Al Hudaydah, Al Khobar, Al Safat, and 14 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. As an intercontinental system, FALCON plays a role in the global mesh of over 500 submarine cables that collectively carry more than 95% of international data traffic. GeoCables monitors this system's performance through regular RIPE Atlas probe measurements, analyzing RTT patterns to detect degradation before it impacts end users.