Grupo Datco is an Argentine company that grew on the basis of agreements and negotiations. Its leader, Horacio Martínez, is a troubadour, an optimist and an effective discoverer of opportunities. Adversity is, for Martínez, a refined fuel that puts him on the lookout for opportunities to develop as a businessman and to position his company in a dynamic and challenging market, such as ICT (Information and Communication Technologies). The recent strategic alliance between Silica Networks - a Grupo Datco company - and Angola Cables is just one example that reveals this constant exploration that does not end with the business growth, but always - in the case of Martínez - is nourished by pioneering and challenging ingredients: this agreement will allow us to create a New Southern Route, a high-capacity fiber optic network that for the first time will connect South America with Africa and Asia.