Tyco to Upgrade Telefonica's South American Undersea Cable

Tyco Telecommunications will provide a network upgrade for the Emergia Cable System, Telefonica's undersea fiber optic ring network that connects Central, North, and South America. The network, which Tyco Telecommunications constructed for Telefonica in 2001, is comprised of twelve landing stations connecting the United States, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Brazil, and Argentina on the East Coast of South America, and Chile, Peru, and Guatemala along the West Coast of South America.


The Emergia ring is the first South American network using 10 Gbps technology to be upgraded. Upon completion, the upgrade will double the existing capacity of the Emergia network to 80 Gbps. The network will be operating at less than 10% of its maximum design capacity of 1.92 Tbps, providing additional upgrade capability to support future growth. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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