Southern Cross NEXT

Southern Cross NEXT is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 6 countries across Oceania, North America. With 7 landing points — including Alexandria, Hermosa Beach, Nukunonu, Savusavu, Suva, and 2 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. As an intercontinental system, Southern Cross NEXT 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.