WiredInUSA May 2016

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Another Brazilian connection

Telefónica Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN) have signed the turnkey agreement to deploy the BRUSA submarine cable between Brazil and the US. The almost 11,000km system will increase end-to-end connectivity and the availability of ultra-high speed broadband services in the region. BRUSA will link Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza (Brazil) with San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Virginia Beach (USA), while also providing enhanced resiliency over the Brazil-to-US route. Philippe Piron, president of Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, said: “BRUSA comes at a moment of continued interest in the Brazil-US route to reliably carry increasing volumes of data traffic as global demand and

for ultra-broadband access rises. We are pleased to support Telefónica in seizing the growth opportunities of the global wholesale market and meeting its customers’ demands bymakingavailable our latest technology advancements in subsea wet design as an integral part of BRUSA.” BRUSA will further integrate Telefónica’s global fiber optic network of over 65,000km of subsea cable.

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