Tannat, the cable that connects Argentina with Brazil, is already operational

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fiber optics is one of the fastest and safest technologies available in the market. Every launch and deployment of this technology is good news for everyone.

Telxius is one of these companies dedicated to the deployment of submarine fiber, having multiple projects such as the network that connects the entire Latin American Pacific with the United States and the network that connects Angola and Brazil, among others.

Two days ago, this company announced that the Tannat submarine cable, which connects Santos, Brazil, with Las Toninas, Argentina, is ready to be operational. The system is 2,000 kilometers (km) long and joins the Brusa cable, which connects Virginia, United States, with Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Junior, which connects Rio de Janeiro with Santos. Together, these three networks total 13,390 km of optical fiber.

The Tannat cable completes an important connectivity route between the United States and key communications nodes in South America, taking over from Brusa and Junior.

The Brusa network has 160 Tbps, offering a direct connection between the United States and South America. It links Virginia Beach, USA, with San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fortaleza, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, through its 11,000 km with low latency.

Also, the new network joins the SAm-1 ring, a 25,000 km submarine and terrestrial cable that encircles Latin America and provides additional route diversity.

“This new route not only improves the quality of network connectivity available in Latin America but also provides a robust, low-latency connection from these markets to the United States and the rest of the world,” noted Pablo Fraguas, vice president of sales, southern region, Telxius Cable.

Through Junior and Brusa, Tannat connects directly to the Virginia Beach Mooring Station Campus from where it has direct backhaul to Ashburn, USA, the area with the highest concentration of data centers in the world. Besides, the Virginia Beach Mooring Station provides direct access to the Marea and Dunant submarine cables, creating a global ring connecting South America, the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world.