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SPARKLE TO PARTNER WITH LIBERTY NETWORKS AND GOLD DATA IN NEW PAN-REGIONAL SUBSEA CABLE SYSTEM

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Liberty Networks, Gold Data, and Sparkle have announced a partnership to construct and commercialize MANTA, a new pan-regional subsea cable system. This 5,600km long system will be the first international submarine cable in the Gulf of Mexico, connecting Mexico and the USA with Central and Latin America. MANTA is designed to support a minimum of 20Tb per fiber pair and will provide unique high-capacity and low-latency routes between Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and the USA.

The system aims to improve traffic flow in the region by providing new low-latency routes to interconnect major data hubs in Mexico City, Queretaro, Bogota, and Panama City with the USA. With new landing access points in Veracruz, Mexico, and Apalachee, Florida, MANTA is expected to be operational by 2027. The companies plan to announce their technology provider soon.

Liberty Networks, Gold Data e Sparkle hanno annunciato una partnership per costruire e commercializzare MANTA, un nuovo sistema di cavi sottomarini pan-regionale. Questo sistema lungo 5.600 km sarà il primo cavo sottomarino internazionale nel Golfo del Messico, collegando il Messico e gli USA con l'America Centrale e Latina. MANTA è progettato per supportare un minimo di 20Tb per coppia di fibre e fornirà percorsi unici ad alta capacità e bassa latenza tra Messico, Panama, Colombia e USA.

Il sistema mira a migliorare il flusso del traffico nella regione fornendo nuovi percorsi a bassa latenza per interconnettere i principali hub di dati a Città del Messico, Querétaro, Bogotà e Città di Panama con gli USA. Con nuovi punti di accesso in Veracruz, Messico, e Apalachee, Florida, si prevede che MANTA sarà operativo entro il 2027. Le aziende prevedono di annunciare presto il loro fornitore tecnologico.

Liberty Networks, Gold Data y Sparkle han anunciado una asociación para construir y comercializar MANTA, un nuevo sistema de cable submarino panregional. Este sistema de 5,600 km de longitud será el primer cable submarino internacional en el Golfo de México, conectando México y EE. UU. con América Central y Latina. MANTA está diseñado para soportar un mínimo de 20Tb por par de fibras y proporcionará rutas únicas de alta capacidad y baja latencia entre México, Panamá, Colombia y EE. UU.

El sistema tiene como objetivo mejorar el flujo de tráfico en la región al proporcionar nuevas rutas de baja latencia para interconectar los principales centros de datos en la Ciudad de México, Querétaro, Bogotá y Ciudad de Panamá con EE. UU. Con nuevos puntos de acceso en Veracruz, México, y Apalachee, Florida, se espera que MANTA esté operativo para 2027. Las empresas planean anunciar pronto a su proveedor de tecnología.

리버티 네트웍스, 골드 데이터, 스파크가 새로운 범지역 해저 케이블 시스템 MANTA의 구축 및 상업화를 위한 파트너십을 발표했습니다. 이 5,600km 길이의 시스템은 멕시코 만에서 첫 번째 국제 해저 케이블로, 멕시코와 미국을 중앙 아메리카 및 남미와 연결합니다. MANTA는 섬유 쌍당 최소 20Tb를 지원하도록 설계되었으며, 멕시코, 파나마, 콜롬비아 및 미국 간의 고용량 저지연 경로를 제공합니다.

이 시스템은 멕시코 시티, 케레타로, 보고타 및 파나마 시의 주요 데이터 허브를 미국과 연결하기 위해 새로운 저지연 경로를 제공하여 지역 내 트래픽 흐름을 개선하는 것을 목표로 합니다. 멕시코 베라크루즈와 플로리다 아팔라치의 새로운 착륙 지점이 있는 MANTA는 2027년까지 운영될 예정이다. 회사들은 곧 그들의 기술 공급자를 발표할 계획입니다.

Liberty Networks, Gold Data et Sparkle ont annoncé un partenariat pour construire et commercialiser MANTA, un nouveau système de câbles sous-marins panrégional. Ce système de 5 600 km de long sera le premier câble sous-marin international dans le Golfe du Mexique, reliant le Mexique et les États-Unis à l'Amérique centrale et à l'Amérique latine. MANTA est conçu pour soutenir un minimum de 20Tb par paire de fibres et fournira des routes uniques à haute capacité et faible latence entre le Mexique, le Panama, la Colombie et les États-Unis.

Le système vise à améliorer le flux de trafic dans la région en fournissant de nouvelles routes à faible latence pour interconnecter les principaux hubs de données à Mexico, Querétaro, Bogotá et Panama avec les États-Unis. Avec de nouveaux points d'accès à Veracruz, Mexique, et Apalachee, Floride, MANTA devrait être opérationnel d'ici 2027. Les entreprises prévoient d'annoncer bientôt leur fournisseur de technologie.

Liberty Networks, Gold Data und Sparkle haben eine Partnerschaft angekündigt, um MANTA, ein neues panregionalen Unterseekabelsystem, zu bauen und zu kommerzialisieren. Dieses 5.600 km lange System wird das erste internationale Unterseekabel im Golf von Mexiko sein, das Mexiko und die USA mit Mittel- und Südamerika verbindet. MANTA ist darauf ausgelegt, ein Minimum von 20Tb pro Faserpaar zu unterstützen und einzigartige Hochkapazitäts- und Niedriglatenz-Routen zwischen Mexiko, Panama, Kolumbien und den USA bereitzustellen.

Das System soll den Datenverkehr in der Region verbessern, indem es neue Niedriglatenz-Routen bereitstellt, um wichtige Datenzentren in Mexiko-Stadt, Querétaro, Bogotá und Panama-Stadt mit den USA zu verbinden. Mit neuen Anlande-Punkten in Veracruz, Mexiko und Apalachee, Florida, wird erwartet, dass MANTA 2027 betriebsbereit sein wird. Die Unternehmen planen, bald ihren Technologieanbieter bekannt zu geben.

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  • First international submarine cable in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Designed to support a minimum of 20Tb per fiber pair
  • Improves traffic flow with new low-latency routes
  • Connects major data hubs in Mexico, Colombia, Panama, and the USA
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The new system, “MANTA,” will provide unique high-capacity and low-latency routes between Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and the USA

MIAMI, FL.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Liberty Networks, a leading infrastructure and enterprise connectivity provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, part of Liberty Latin America (LLA), and Gold Data, a technology company focused on telecommunications infrastructure providing international connectivity in the Caribbean and Latin America, announced that Sparkle, a global player in the submarine cable industry with a strong presence in the Americas, will join as a new partner to collaborate on the construction and commercialization of MANTA.

Liberty Networks, Gold Data, and Sparkle collaborate on the construction and commercialization of MANTA, the new pan-regional subsea cable system. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Liberty Networks, Gold Data, and Sparkle collaborate on the construction and commercialization of MANTA, the new pan-regional subsea cable system. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Liberty Networks and Gold Data previously announced a partnership to combine their subsea systems, GD-1 and LN-1. The parties have agreed to rename the system MANTA with the new partnership. Sparkle will join Liberty Networks and Gold Data on the northern portion of MANTA, connecting the USA to Mexico, and will join Liberty Networks on the southern portion, accessing Panama and Colombia.

The MANTA subsea system will be the first international submarine cable in the Gulf of Mexico, connecting Mexico and the USA with Central and Latin America. The system is estimated to be 5,600km long and designed to support a minimum of 20Tb per fiber pair. With new landing access points in Veracruz, Mexico, and Apalachee, Florida, the MANTA system aims to improve traffic flow in the region by providing new low-latency routes to interconnect major data hubs in Mexico City, Queretaro, Bogota, and Panama City with the USA.

"We are excited that Sparkle is joining with Gold Data and ourselves to deliver this critical infrastructure that will completely revolutionize connectivity across the region for decades to come," said Ray Collins, Liberty Latin America's SVP of Infrastructure and Corporate Strategy. "MANTA represents our ongoing commitment to facilitating seamless connectivity across the Caribbean and Latin America region with a reliable and resilient solution focused on the future of data traffic."

"We are delighted to have Sparkle join Liberty Networks and us in the development of MANTA. Together, we will establish a new data highway to revolutionize connectivity between Mexico and the USA," stated Renato A. Tradardi, CEO of Gold Data.

"We are thrilled to collaborate with Liberty Networks and Gold Data on this groundbreaking project," said Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle. "MANTA will establish the foundation for future innovations that drive digital acceleration throughout the region. Together, we are committed to building a new pan-regional subsea cable system that meets the growing demands of businesses and customers across the region."

The new subsea cable system, MANTA, is expected to be operational by 2027. The companies plan to announce their technology provider soon.

​To learn more, join representatives from all companies at Capacity EUROPE 2024, Intercontinental at the 02, London UK, on October 15-17, 2024. Sparkle: stand 702 and Liberty Networks: Global Leaders Forum lounge.

ABOUT LIBERTY NETWORKS

Liberty Networks is a leading infrastructure and enterprise connectivity provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, connecting approximately 40 countries with nearly 50,000 kilometers of submarine fiber optic cable and 17,000 kilometers of terrestrial networks. At Liberty Networks, we partner with enterprises, carriers, and business communities, leveraging our expansive network infrastructure, next-generation solutions portfolio, and data center network to provide a solid foundation that enables business success across the region. To learn more about Liberty Networks, visit www.libertynet.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.

ABOUT GOLD DATA

Gold Data is a multinational award-winning technology company, which focuses on telecommunications infrastructure and services and provides direct connectivity through the Americas and the Caribbean, interconnecting more than 156 PoPs, 76 data centers with a presence in 35 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Gold Data relies on its strategic PoPs, diverse subsea capacity and its fully-owned network to deliver the complete end-to-end solution to and from Latin America and the Caribbean for MNCs, global carriers and OTT customers.
For more information, please visit: https://golddata.net/

ABOUT SPARKLE

Sparkle is TIM Group’s Global Operator, first international service provider in Italy and among the top worldwide, offering a full range of infrastructure and global connectivity services – capacity, IP, SD-WAN, colocation, IoT connectivity, roaming and voice - to national and international Carriers, OTTs, ISPs, Media/Content Providers, and multinational enterprises. A major player in the submarine cable industry, Sparkle owns and manages a network of more than 600,000 km of fiber spanning from Europe to Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and Asia. Its sales force is active worldwide and distributed over 33 countries.
Find out more about Sparkle by following its X and LinkedIn profiles or visiting the website at tisparkle.com.

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FAQ

What is the MANTA subsea cable system and who are the partners involved?

MANTA is a new pan-regional subsea cable system being developed by Liberty Networks, Gold Data, and Sparkle. It will connect Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and the USA, providing high-capacity and low-latency routes.

When is the MANTA subsea cable system expected to be operational?

The MANTA subsea cable system is expected to be operational by 2027.

What is the length and capacity of the MANTA subsea cable system?

The MANTA subsea cable system is estimated to be 5,600km long and is designed to support a minimum of 20Tb per fiber pair.

Which major data hubs will be interconnected by the MANTA subsea cable system?

The MANTA system aims to interconnect major data hubs in Mexico City, Queretaro, Bogota, and Panama City with the USA.

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