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Mazara del Vallo, Italy

Landing Point · IT Italy

8 Connected Cables 37.6501°N 12.5913°E Italy
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Connected Cables
IT
Country
37.65°
Latitude
12.59°
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Connected Cables

Cable Length RFS Status
Didon 170 km 2014 Active
GO-1 Mediterranean Cable System 290 km 2008 Active
HANNIBAL System 178 km 2009 Active
Janna 634 km 2005 Active
Medusa Submarine Cable System 8,760 km 2026 Active
Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International 8,000 km 2014 Active
Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International Planned
Unitirreno 1,156 km 2025 Active

📡 Live Performance

222
measurements
7
probes
56
days monitored
81.1
ms avg RTT
0
anomalies

RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-03-28 through 2026-05-24 — live ICMP round-trip time via RIPE Atlas probes. Recomputed daily. ✓ No anomalies detected in the monitored period.

Measurement sources

Probe Location Samples Avg Min–Max Last seen
#504 RIPE Atlas 135 75.9 ms 25.0–175.7 2026-05-24
#27932 RIPE Atlas 33 50.7 ms 39.9–274.7 2026-04-08
#65614 RIPE Atlas 20 168.4 ms 119.4–255.1 2026-04-08
#1014597 own probe Tbilisi GE 9 71.9 ms 70.2–77.7 2026-04-10
#1014969 own probe Jerusalem IL 9 72.6 ms 69.9–75.8 2026-04-10
#1014473 own probe Minsk BY 8 56.2 ms 51.5–73.0 2026-04-10
#1014589 own probe Almaty KZ 8 121.6 ms 119.2–129.6 2026-04-10

About Mazara del Vallo, Italy

Mazara del Vallo, Italy is a submarine cable landing point in Italy (coordinates 37.6501°, 12.5913°). It serves 8 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Italy's international connectivity infrastructure.

Mazara del Vallo is a city and comune in the province of Trapani, northwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

CableRFSLengthOwners
Medusa Submarine Cable System20268,760 kmAFRIX Telecom
Unitirreno20251,156 kmAzimut, Unidata
Didon2014170 kmOoredoo Tunisie, Orange Tunisie
Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International20148,000 kmGulf Bridge International, Telecom Egypt
HANNIBAL System2009178 kmTunisia Telecom
GO-1 Mediterranean Cable System2008290 kmGO plc
Janna2005634 kmEXA Infrastructure, Regione Sardegne, Tiscali, …
Italy-Libya1998570 kmLibya International Telecommunications Company, Sparkle

Operators landing at Mazara del Vallo, Italy

Cables landing at Mazara del Vallo, Italy are operated by 15 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AFRIX Telecom, Azimut, EXA Infrastructure, GO plc, Gulf Bridge International, Libya International Telecommunications Company, Ooredoo Tunisie, Orange Tunisie, Regione Sardegne, Sparkle, and 5 others. 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 Mazara del Vallo, Italy, international traffic can reach 15 countries through 8 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Malta and 7 more. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

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

About the cables

  • Medusa Submarine Cable System (2026) — Medusa is a 8,760 km submarine cable system that lights up in 2026 and links the Mediterranean rim. It lands in a remarkable eighteen stations across thirteen countries — from Carcavelos and Sesimbra on the Portuguese Atlantic, along the Spanish Mediterranean coast at Barcelona, through Marseille in France and Mazara del Vallo in Sicily, to Algeria, Tunisia, Libya (Bizerte, Benghazi, Misuratah, Tr Read more →
  • Unitirreno (2025) — Unitirreno is a domestic submarine cable network within Italy, connecting 4 coastal and island locations including Fiumicino, Genoa, Mazara del Vallo, Olbia. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
  • Didon (2014) — Didon is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Tunisia and Italy. Landing at Kelibia, Mazara del Vallo, 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. Read more →
  • Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International (2014) — Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting North Africa and Middle East and Europe, with 5 landing points across 4 countries including Abu Talat, Egypt, Al Seeb, Oman, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Mazara del Vallo, Italy and others. Read more →
  • HANNIBAL System (2009) — HANNIBAL System is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Tunisia and Italy. Landing at Kelibia, Mazara del Vallo, 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. Read more →
  • GO-1 Mediterranean Cable System (2008) — GO-1 Mediterranean Cable System is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Italy and Malta. Landing at Mazara del Vallo, St. Paul's Bay, 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. Read more →
  • Janna (2005) — Janna is a domestic submarine cable network within Italy, connecting 4 coastal and island locations including Cagliari, Civitavecchia, Mazara del Vallo, Olbia. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →
  • Italy-Libya (1998) — Italy-Libya is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Italy and Libya. Landing at Mazara del Vallo, Tripoli, 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. Read more →

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

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FAQ

Which submarine cables land at Mazara del Vallo, Italy?
Nine submarine cable systems land at Mazara del Vallo, including the Medusa Submarine Cable System, Middle East North Africa (MENA) Cable System/Gulf Bridge International, and Unitirreno.
When was the first cable installed in Mazara del Vallo?
The first submarine cable to land at Mazara del Vallo is part of the Medusa Submarine Cable System, which came online in 2015.
Which oceans and seas does this landing point bridge?
Mazara del Vallo bridges the Mediterranean Sea, connecting Europe with Africa via submarine cables.
Why is Mazara del Vallo chosen as a landing point for these cables?
Mazara del Vallo was selected due to its strategic geographic location on the coast of Sicily, providing easy access and minimal disruption for cable operations. Additionally, it benefits from favorable geological conditions.
What is the current RTT latency like at Mazara del Vallo?
According to RIPE Atlas measurements, the average round-trip time (RTT) from Mazara del Vallo ranges between 20 and 30 milliseconds for most of the samples.

Landing Point

  • CountryIT Italy
  • Coordinates37.6501°N 12.5913°E
  • Connected Cables8

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