wiredInUSA March 2018

Don MacNeil

Connection partnership

FiberLight backhaul connectivity in the US for Angola Cables, utilizing the 64Tbps 10,556km Monet cable linking Florida and Brazil. Angola Cables operates two fiber optic pairs within the Monet cable system, one transmitting data from Fortaleza, Brazil, to the US and the other carrying traffic to São Paulo, Brazil. “The link-up with FiberLight will allow Angola Cables to deliver reliable, high- graded services beyond the Monet cable termination point of MI3 Equinix and the data center in Boca Raton at Equinix’s MI1 colocation facility in Miami, Florida,” said António Nunes, CEO of Angola Cables. will provide

Equinix’s MI1 is also known as the NAP of the Americas (NOTA) and is a key gateway for Internet traffic between the US and Brazil. “As digital transformation continues to bring the world closer together, FiberLight has made it a priority to partner with international data carriers, and establish presence within world- class subsea landing stations, to ensure [that] global communication and data transport activities benefit from access to reliable, high bandwidth fiber network capabilities,” commented FiberLight’s CEO, Don MacNeil.

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