Baler, Philippines

Baler, Philippines is a submarine cable landing point in Philippines (coordinates 15.7615°, 121.5602°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Philippines's international connectivity infrastructure.

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Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Baler, Philippines

Cables landing at Baler, Philippines are operated by 10 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Chunghwa Telecom, Google, IPS, Inc., Meta, NTT, PLDT, Softbank, Telekom Malaysia, XLSmart. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Baler, Philippines, international traffic can reach 8 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, United States.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 1 monitoring event on cables serving Baler, Philippines in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Candle (2028) — Candle is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Southeast Asia and East Asia, with 7 landing points across 6 countries including Baler, Philippines, Batam, Indonesia, Changi North, Singapore, Maruyama, Japan and others. As a major intercontinental system spanning 6 nations, it serves as a critical artery for international data traffic between continents. Read more →
• Apricot (2025) — APRICOT is a hyperscaler submarine cable lit for service in 2025, connecting eight landings across five countries and one US territory — Minamiboso in Japan, Toucheng in Taiwan, Tuas in Singapore, Batam and Tanjung Pakis in Indonesia, Agat in Guam, Baler and Davao in the Philippines. Read more →
• Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) (2022) — The Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) is an 11,806 km trans-Pacific submarine cable lit for service in 2022. It connects El Segundo on the southern California coast with Toucheng in Taiwan and Baler in the Philippines, operated by a consortium that includes Google and Meta alongside regional Asian partners. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.