Telefonica's wholesale business unit joins a consortium of 5 operators to jointly deploy the Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS), a new submarine cable with a transmission capacity of up to 80 Tbps, which will link Florida and Ecuador. The 6,000 km PCCS which joins up Telefónica’s infrastructures in the region, is designed to strengthen connectivity and reliability of communications, especially in the Caribbean and Central America areas. In addition to Florida and Ecuador, the system connects the islands of Tortola, Puerto Rico, Aruba and Curacao, as well as Cartagena in Colombia and Maria Chiquita and Balboa in Panama.
According to Telefónica, its international network consists of more than 65,000 km of fibre optic cables deployed on a terrestrial and submarine infrastructure which connects the USA, Americas and Europe. With a total capacity of 80 Tbps, the new cable will substantially increase connectivity and the availability of broadband services, thus addressing the exponential data transmission demand generated by Telefónica’s corporate clients, telco operators, internet companies and consumers, said Telefonica.
Juan Revilla, CEO Wholesale Business Unit, Telefonica Business Solutions
The PCCS strengthens our international network in the Americas and helps us deliver a better service to our customers in terms of capacity, security and network diversity which consolidates Telefonica as a leading connectivity provider in the region. This project is another example of Telefonica’s commitment to Latin America and to the social and economic growth of the region”.
