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Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION)

In Service

1,060 km · 3 Landing Points · 3 Countries · Ready for Service: 2009

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Specifications

Length1,060 km
StatusIn Service
Ready for Service2009
Landing Points3
Countries3

Owners

Mauritius Telecom Orange Orange Madagascar

Landing Points (3)

Location Country Position
Sainte Marie, Réunion ?? Réunion -20.8974°, 55.5499°
Terre Rouge, Mauritius MU Mauritius -20.0778°, 57.5101°
Toamasina, Madagascar MG Madagascar -18.1462°, 49.4003°

About the Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION) Cable System

Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION) is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Réunion, Mauritius, Madagascar. Its 3 landing points at Sainte Marie, Terre Rouge, Toamasina bridge the networks of Indian Ocean, East Africa, providing an important path for international data traffic. As an intercontinental system, Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION) plays a role in the global mesh of over 500 submarine cables that collectively carry more than 95% of international data traffic. 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.
Lower Indian Ocean Network (LION)
  • Length1,060 km
  • StatusIn Service
  • Ready for Service2009

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