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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Latin American wholesale ecosystem prepares to support AI Everywhere

The impact that artificial intelligence can have on traffic models is one of the determining factors for data center projects, terrestrial networks and submarine cables still on their way in Latin America.

The Humboldt to connect with the networks of Argentina and Brazil

Desarrollo País is looking for an investment partner to bring fiber optics from the mooring point of the future submarine cable to Argentina through a new route south of Santiago. The objective is for this connectivity to reach the main Latin American markets.

“We want to accelerate investments to take advantage of growth opportunities.”

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In a business involving nearly 20,000 providers and 50 million subscribers, large operators, small-sized providers and the regulator seek compliance with current regulations in order to avoid chaos.

First Telecommunications Infrastructure Financial Trust comes into play

It was issued last August to the operator Sion, for approximately US$10.5 million, to fund the deployment of FTTH in regions of Argentina and to complete the migration of Movistar customers.

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