The first high-speed submarine cable system between Europe and Latin America has entered into full operation, according to digital infrastructure company Equinix and EllaLink.
This state-of-the-art low-latency submarine cable system directly connects Portugal, from Sines, to Brazil (Fortaleza), providing an unprecedented level of international connectivity.
Installed by EllaLink between Equinix’s International Business Exchange ‘data centers’ in São Paulo, Lisbon and Madrid, the new system “allows a 50% gain in performance between Brazil, Portugal and Spain, when compared to routes from Previous data transiting North America, reveals the company in a statement.
New Submarine Optical Cable ‘EllaLink’ in Portugal to Boost Europe-Brazil Connections
According to the company, “99% of intercontinental traffic passes through submarine cables, with only 1% of the traffic carried by satellite systems”. The value of the global submarine cable market is expected to reach USD 22 billion in 2025, “more than double that of 2019”, hoping to reach “USD 30 billion in 2027”.
Equinix says it was selected by EllaLink “because of the company’s experience in providing next-generation subsea infrastructure, as well as thanks to its dense ecosystem” of networks, ‘clouds’, financial service providers and information technology providers.
In addition to communications, this international communications cable that will connect Portugal to Brazil has the capacity for seismic detection.
