The new system, “MANTA,” will provide unique
high-capacity and low-latency routes between Mexico, Panama,
Colombia, and the USA
Liberty Networks, a leading infrastructure and enterprise
connectivity provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, part of
Liberty Latin America (LLA), and Gold Data, a technology company
focused on telecommunications infrastructure providing
international connectivity in the Caribbean and Latin America,
announced that Sparkle, a global player in the submarine cable
industry with a strong presence in the Americas, will join as a new
partner to collaborate on the construction and commercialization of
MANTA.
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Liberty Networks, Gold Data, and Sparkle
collaborate on the construction and commercialization of MANTA, the
new pan-regional subsea cable system. (Graphic: Business Wire)
Liberty Networks and Gold Data previously announced a
partnership to combine their subsea systems, GD-1 and LN-1. The
parties have agreed to rename the system MANTA with the new
partnership. Sparkle will join Liberty Networks and Gold Data on
the northern portion of MANTA, connecting the USA to Mexico, and
will join Liberty Networks on the southern portion, accessing
Panama and Colombia.
The MANTA subsea system will be the first international
submarine cable in the Gulf of Mexico, connecting Mexico and the
USA with Central and Latin America. The system is estimated to be
5,600km long and designed to support a minimum of 20Tb per fiber
pair. With new landing access points in Veracruz, Mexico, and
Apalachee, Florida, the MANTA system aims to improve traffic flow
in the region by providing new low-latency routes to interconnect
major data hubs in Mexico City, Queretaro, Bogota, and Panama City
with the USA.
"We are excited that Sparkle is joining with Gold Data and
ourselves to deliver this critical infrastructure that will
completely revolutionize connectivity across the region for decades
to come," said Ray Collins, Liberty Latin America's SVP of
Infrastructure and Corporate Strategy. "MANTA represents our
ongoing commitment to facilitating seamless connectivity across the
Caribbean and Latin America region with a reliable and resilient
solution focused on the future of data traffic."
"We are delighted to have Sparkle join Liberty Networks and us
in the development of MANTA. Together, we will establish a new data
highway to revolutionize connectivity between Mexico and the USA,"
stated Renato A. Tradardi, CEO of Gold Data.
"We are thrilled to collaborate with Liberty Networks and Gold
Data on this groundbreaking project," said Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of
Sparkle. "MANTA will establish the foundation for future
innovations that drive digital acceleration throughout the region.
Together, we are committed to building a new pan-regional subsea
cable system that meets the growing demands of businesses and
customers across the region."
The new subsea cable system, MANTA, is expected to be
operational by 2027. The companies plan to announce their
technology provider soon.
To learn more, join representatives from all companies at
Capacity EUROPE 2024, Intercontinental at the 02, London UK, on
October 15-17, 2024. Sparkle: stand 702 and Liberty Networks:
Global Leaders Forum lounge.
ABOUT LIBERTY NETWORKS
Liberty Networks is a leading infrastructure and enterprise
connectivity provider in Latin America and the Caribbean,
connecting approximately 40 countries with nearly 50,000 kilometers
of submarine fiber optic cable and 17,000 kilometers of terrestrial
networks. At Liberty Networks, we partner with enterprises,
carriers, and business communities, leveraging our expansive
network infrastructure, next-generation solutions portfolio, and
data center network to provide a solid foundation that enables
business success across the region. To learn more about Liberty
Networks, visit www.libertynet.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X,
and YouTube.
ABOUT GOLD DATA
Gold Data is a multinational award-winning technology company,
which focuses on telecommunications infrastructure and services and
provides direct connectivity through the Americas and the
Caribbean, interconnecting more than 156 PoPs, 76 data centers with
a presence in 35 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Gold
Data relies on its strategic PoPs, diverse subsea capacity and its
fully-owned network to deliver the complete end-to-end solution to
and from Latin America and the Caribbean for MNCs, global carriers
and OTT customers. For more information, please visit:
https://golddata.net/
ABOUT SPARKLE
Sparkle is TIM Group’s Global Operator, first international
service provider in Italy and among the top worldwide, offering a
full range of infrastructure and global connectivity services –
capacity, IP, SD-WAN, colocation, IoT connectivity, roaming and
voice - to national and international Carriers, OTTs, ISPs,
Media/Content Providers, and multinational enterprises. A major
player in the submarine cable industry, Sparkle owns and manages a
network of more than 600,000 km of fiber spanning from Europe to
Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and Asia. Its sales force
is active worldwide and distributed over 33 countries. Find out
more about Sparkle by following its X and LinkedIn profiles or
visiting the website at tisparkle.com.
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Liberty Networks Media Relations: Claudia Restrepo
crestrepo@lla.com
Liberty Latin America Investor Relations: Kunal
Patel ir@lla.com
Gold Data Press Relations: media@golddata.net +1
786 4751965
Sparkle Media Contact:
sparkle.communication@tisparkle.com
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