Mombasa, Kenya

Mombasa, Kenya is a submarine cable landing point in Kenya (coordinates -4.0532°, 39.6728°). It serves 7 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Kenya's international connectivity infrastructure.

Mombasa is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. Buildings in the Central Business District are blue and white, representing the Indian Ocean. It is the country's oldest and second-largest city after Nairobi, with a population of about 1,208,333 people according to the 2019 census. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Mombasa, Kenya

Cables landing at Mombasa, Kenya are operated by 34 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including BT, Bayobab, Bharti Airtel, Botswana Fibre Networks, China Mobile, Comores Telecom, Djibouti Telecom, G42, Hormuud Telecom Somalia, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, and 24 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 Mombasa, Kenya, international traffic can reach 41 countries through 7 cable systems. Destinations include Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Comoros, Cyprus, Côte d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep., Djibouti and 33 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 2 monitoring events on cables serving Mombasa, Kenya in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Africa-1 (2026) — Africa-1 is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting Middle East and North Africa and East Africa, with 11 landing points across 10 countries including Al Hudaydah, Yemen, Bejaia, Algeria, Berbera, Somalia, Djibouti City, Djibouti and others. As a major intercontinental system spanning 10 nations, it serves as a critical artery for international data traffic between continents. Read more →
• 2Africa (2024) — 2Africa is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 34 countries across West Africa, Middle East, Southern Africa. With 50 landing points — including Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra, Al Faw, Al Khobar, and 45 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• PEACE Cable (2022) — PEACE Cable is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 13 countries across North Africa, Middle East, South Asia. With 14 landing points — including Abu Talat, Berbera, Bizerte, Jeddah, Kalba, and 9 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) (2021) — Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE 1) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 7 countries across East Africa, Southern Africa. With 12 landing points — including Beira, Bosaso, Dar Es Salaam, Djibouti City, Mahajanga, and 7 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy) (2010) — Eastern Africa Submarine System (EASSy) is a major intercontinental submarine cable system spanning 9 countries across East Africa, Southern Africa, North Africa. With 9 landing points — including Dar Es Salaam, Haramous, Maputo, Mogadishu, Mombasa, and 4 more — it forms one of the backbone links carrying international internet traffic between continents. Read more →
• SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia (2009) — SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia is an intercontinental submarine cable system connecting East Africa and Middle East and Southern Africa, with 8 landing points across 8 countries including Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Djibouti City, Djibouti, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Maputo, Mozambique and others. Read more →
• The East African Marine System (TEAMS) (2009) — The East African Marine System (TEAMS) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United Arab Emirates and Kenya. Landing at Fujairah, Mombasa, 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.