The island must pay international connection fees in foreign currency, but it is not abundant. Additionally, US sanctions force them to seek more costly options than those indicated by economic logic. Despite the limitations, Havana is looking for new routes. With the Arimao, traffic has grown by 17%.

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The fiber optic network between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean is already under construction in Tehuantepec

The 1,200 kilometer network will cross the 200 kilometers of the Isthmus and will also connect towns in Oaxaca, Veracruz, Chiapas and Tabasco. The fiber will have 144 strands and will run parallel to the railway line. It will also extend to Guatemala.

Government promotes investments in Hondutel to enter triple play market

It provides more than US$40 million, together with the UNDP, to deploy fiber optics, whose laying will be available at the beginning of the second half of this year. It also bets on the corporate market.

Puerto Rico must deploy fiber optics in more than half of the island's homes

The data came from a Fiber Broadband Association webinar that revealed the island's situation in FTTH services. There is a plan for the footprint to reach one hundred percent of homes in 2027 financed by federal funds and privately executed.

Through agreements with Claro and Movistar, cable operators expand their Internet offer

These are agreements of different types, which include leaving the last mile for the cable operator or contracts for available bandwidth. Antel could join with infrastructure leasing. Some cable operators are already building their own networks.

Andina Link 2024: Padtec targets small and medium-sized ISPs in Colombia

The Brazilian supplier Padtec participated in Andina Link 2024. From the fair, Hernán Yepes, CALA Norte Regional Manager, told Convergencialatina about the plans with the Colombian market, shaken by 5G deployment.

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