As a consequence of the implementation of interconnection of ETB and Cantv national networks, Colombia is now connected to submarine cable Globenet. The President of ETB, Fernando Panesso Serna, stated interconnection makes ETB become technologically consolidated to face challenges of broadband market and enables to protect its customers more upon eventual cuts in Internet services due to damages in submarine cables to which Colombia is currently connected."
ETB and Cantv interconnection is possible through the laying of terrestrial fiber optic that connects the International Transportation Center of ETB, in Cúcuta, with Cantv's telecom exchanges in San Antonio, State of Táchira, and Ureña, in the State of Zulia, in Venezuela.
As from this agreement, ETB sets five outgo ports for its Internet traffic: Tolú, for the Maya cable; Barranquilla, for Panamericano and SAM1 cables; Chambacú, in Cartagena, for Arcos and CFX-1 cables; and Caracas, for Globenet, through the terrestrial interconnection with Venezuelan network.
Regarding the destination headers, ETB has now two reception points for communications in the United States: Boca Raton in La Florida and New York, as well as other four outgo nodes: two in Bogota, one in Barranquilla and on in Cúcuta, that has just gone live.