Liberty Networks, Gold Data, Sparkle tap SubCom to assemble the new MANTA submarine cable
Liberty Networks, Gold Data, and Sparkle—the partners behind MANTA, a new subsea cable system connecting Mexico and the USA with Central and Latin America—have employed SubCom to design, manufacture, and install the new submarine cable system.
According to the three partners, MANTA aims to improve traffic flow in the region by providing high-bandwidth, low-latency routes interconnecting major data hubs in Mexico City, Queretaro, Bogota, and Panama City with the USA, utilizing new landing access points in Veracruz, Mexico, and San Blas, Florida.
SubCom will manufacture the fiber cable and other optical components for the MANTA system at its campus in Newington, NH, using Open Cable specifications. The system supports up to 22 Tbps per fiber pair.
All three consortium partners will access the northern portion of MANTA, connecting the U.S. to Mexico, and Sparkle will join Liberty Networks on the southern portion, accessing Panama and Colombia.
Estimated at 5,400 km in length, MANTA consists of an up to 18 fiber pair repeated trunk segment connecting San Blas, Florida, with Cartagena, Colombia, with branches to Veracruz, Mexico, North Miami, Florida, Cancun, Mexico, and Maria Chiquita, Panama, plus a stubbed branching unit facing the Cayman Islands for future traffic expansion.
“With this new infrastructure in place and operational, MANTA will address the increasing demands for high-speed connectivity while enhancing data center interconnectivity across the Americas,” said Ray Collins, SVP of Infrastructure and Corporate Strategy at Liberty Latin America, Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle, and Renato Tradardi, CEO of Gold Data in a joint statement.
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