Thursday, May 10, 2018

Paraguay closer to agreeing with Argentina direct international connection

Government has been holding meetings with its neighboring countries for a few months to improve conditions for access to submarine cables.

Currently, Paraguayan operators buy traffic from private companies. But with possible bi-national agreements, Paraguay will save around US$120 million annually for this transport. The country today has the second highest rate in the region for Internet service, behind Venezuela, according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and an international connection of 55 Gbps.

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