Named EllaLink, this transatlantic submarine cable provides the first direct high-speed connection between Europe and Latin America.

 

Operational in the second quarter of 2021, this project will reduce latency by 50% compared to the current infrastructure, reaching a real value of less than 60 ms between Portugal and Brazil.

Connections are also planned with Madeira Island, Cape Verde and Marseille, for increased connectivity to Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Other connection points are being studied, such as with Mauritania, Morocco, French Guiana and the Canary Islands.

 

With a budget of 150 million euros, the Ellalink project is a double success: Portuguese and European. Both for newly re-elected President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and for Portugal's presidency of Europe, establishing a successful relationship between the two continents.

 

 

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Source : Datacenter Magzine