EllaLink Collaborates with Equinix on First-Ever High-Capacity Subsea Cable Between Latin America and Europe
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Spain andPortugal are important gateways toBrazil and the rest ofSouth America for many European markets. As the capital ofPortugal ,Lisbon is at the center of industry, government and commerce. It represents an important international connectivity hub, with subsea cables connecting theIberian Peninsula fromLisbon toAfrica andSouth America .Spain is also an essential hub on the global connectivity map due to its physical location betweenAfrica , Mediterranean Europe andNorthern Europe , and its strong cultural connection toLatin America . 5G deployments, the ongoing tech boom and growth in the use of data, telecom subscriptions and internet connections between the two continents are increasing bandwidth capacity requirements.- The subsea cable momentum on Platform Equinix® has accelerated worldwide as digital transformation has increased globally.
Equinix's footprint of more than 230 IBX data centers in 65 global markets across 27 countries provides the metro edge points of presence (PoPs) required to deliver low-latency interconnection for transporting increasing volumes of internet traffic. AtEquinix , subsea cable owners/operators can deploy cable landing stations that open gateways between continents and interconnect businesses around the world. - According to the fifth annual Equinix Global Interconnection Index (GXI Vol. 5), overall interconnection bandwidth, the measure of private connectivity for the transfer of data between organizations, is forecast to reach 21,485+ terabits per second (Tbps), or 85 zettabytes, per year by 2024, representing a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44%. This growth is aligned with the increased demand for the digital infrastructure needed to bring more businesses online, facilitate electronic integration with partners and supply chains, and reach more people in distributed hybrid work environments.
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Diego Matas , Chief Operating Officer, EllaLink
"Offering one-hop connections betweenLatin America andEurope with a 60ms latency is a game changer from a transatlantic latency perspective. During these last months, EllaLink continued working directly withEquinix in order to secure carrier-neutral connections from our PoP locations inEquinix's data centers and we are now enabling our customers to directly access the rich ecosystems of networks, clouds, and financial and IT service providers thatEquinix hosts."Michael Ourabah , Chief Executive Officer, BSO
"BSO delivers low-latency, high- performance, highly available, private cloud infrastructure to customers in the capital markets sector. Our work to connect those in emerging markets with other trading networks around the globe has garnered significant results for the regions, even at this early stage. Working withEquinix and EllaLink, we feel we are well-placed to ensure that firms who want to access the Brazilian market have everything they need."Jim Poole , Vice President, Business Development,Equinix
"More data is being produced and processed today than ever before—and almost every byte of data that moves over the internet touches a subsea cable. As a result, organizations require access to high-capacity, low-latency networks capable of connecting them to data centers across oceans with the highest levels of reliability. This is whereEquinix plays a critical role and offers a huge advantage to customers. Any user of a subsea cable network that lands inside one of our global data center termination points has instant, low-latency access to a host of industry ecosystems insideEquinix ."
Additional Resources
- EllaLink and BSO launch strategic partnership to develop financial markets between
Europe andLatin America Equinix 5G and Edge Tech Development Center Drives Innovation- Addressing the impact of latency - How low can you go?
1 ITIF, "Submarine Cables: Critical Infrastructure for
2 Norton Rose Fulbright, "Financing subsea cables in
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EllaLink is an advanced optical platform offering secure high capacity connectivity on a unique low latency transatlantic route serving the growing needs of the Latin American and European markets. The EllaLink network directly connects
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