Fort Amador, Panama

Fort Amador, Panama is a submarine cable landing point in Panama (coordinates 8.9341°, -79.5467°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Panama's international connectivity infrastructure.

Fort Amador and Fort Grant were former United States Army bases built to protect the Pacific (southern) end of the Panama Canal at Panama Bay. Amador was the primary on-land site, lying below the Bridge of the Americas. Grant consisted of a series of islands lying just offshore, some connected to Amador via a causeway. Fort Sherman was the corresponding base on the Atlantic (northern) side. All of the forts were turned over to the Republic of Panama in 1999, and the area is now a major tourist attraction. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Fort Amador, Panama

Cables landing at Fort Amador, Panama are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Cirion Technologies, Sparkle. 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 Fort Amador, Panama, international traffic can reach 11 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru and 3 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Fort Amador, Panama in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Pan-American Crossing (PAC) (2000) — Pan-American Crossing (PAC) is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting Panama, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica. Its 5 landing points at Fort Amador, Grover Beach, Mazatlán, Tijuana, Unqui bridge the networks of North America, Central America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →
• South American Crossing (SAC) (2000) — South American Crossing (SAC) is a 20,000 km submarine cable commissioned in 2000 that loops around the east and west coasts of South America, connecting twelve landings across eight countries and one US territory. From north to south along the Atlantic: St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, and Santos in Brazil, Las Toninas in Argentina. Read more →

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