Benghazi, Libya

Benghazi, Libya is a submarine cable landing point in Libya (coordinates 32.1166°, 20.0668°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Libya's international connectivity infrastructure.

Benghazi is the second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean, Benghazi is also a major seaport. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Benghazi, Libya

Cables landing at Benghazi, Libya are operated by 3 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including AFRIX Telecom, Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (LPTIC Holding). 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 Benghazi, Libya, international traffic can reach 13 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Malta and 5 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Benghazi, Libya 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

• 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 →
• LFON (Libyan Fiber Optic Network) (1999) — LFON (Libyan Fiber Optic Network) is a domestic submarine cable network within Libya, connecting 13 coastal and island locations including Al Bayda, Al Khums, Benghazi, Brega, Derna, and 8 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

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