Connected Cables

Cable	Length	RFS	Status
Bulikula	21,600 km	2026	Active
Halaihai	17,483 km	2027	Planned
Honomoana	15,215 km	2026	Active

📡 Live Performance

measurements

probes

days monitored

289.9

ms avg RTT

anomalies

RTT measurements to this landing point from 2026-04-12 through 2026-04-28 — 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
#329	RIPE Atlas	2	217.8 ms	217.6–218.0	2026-04-12
#1014473 own probe	Minsk BY	2	305.2 ms	299.6–310.8	2026-04-28
#1014589 own probe	Almaty KZ	2	323.7 ms	318.1–329.3	2026-04-28
#1014597 own probe	Tbilisi GE	1	340.5 ms	340.5–340.5	2026-04-28
#1014969 own probe	Jerusalem IL	1	301.9 ms	301.9–301.9	2026-04-28
#1015313 own probe	Sevastopol UA	1	293.0 ms	293.0–293.0	2026-04-28
#1015523 own probe	Moscow RU	1	270.8 ms	270.8–270.8	2026-04-28

About Faratea, French Polynesia

Faratea, French Polynesia is a submarine cable landing point in French Polynesia (coordinates -17.7186°, -149.3059°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in French Polynesia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Connected submarine cables

Cable	RFS	Length	Owners
Halaihai	2027	17,483 km	Google
Bulikula	2026	21,600 km	Google
Honomoana	2026	15,215 km	Google

Operators landing at Faratea, French Polynesia

Cables landing at Faratea, French Polynesia are operated by 1 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Google. 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 Faratea, French Polynesia, international traffic can reach 8 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Australia, Chile, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, United States.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Faratea, French Polynesia 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

Halaihai (2027) — Halaihai is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Oceania and South America, with 5 landing points across 4 countries including Tahiti Iti, French Polynesia, Tahiti Nui, French Polynesia, Tanguisson Point, Guam, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands and others. Read more →
Bulikula (2026) — Bulikula is a 21,600 km submarine cable system lit for service in 2026, connecting a geographically scattered set of Pacific landings: Kapolei in Hawaii, Piti and Tinian in the Mariana Islands, Natadola and Suva in Fiji, and Faratea, Papenoo, and Mitirapa in French Polynesia. Read more →
Honomoana (2026) — Honomoana is a cross-regional submarine cable connecting New Zealand, Australia, United States, French Polynesia. Its 6 landing points at Auckland, Melbourne, San Diego, Sydney, Tahiti Iti, and 1 more bridge the networks of Oceania, North America, providing an important path for international data traffic. Read more →

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