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MAKING THENEWS Linking Colombia and Miami GlobeNet, a provider of submarine capacity and a subsidiary of Brazil’s Oi, has announced plans for an express route to Miami from its signeda long-termagreement withGlobeNet to become the anchor tenant on the new subsea route.

The new route will be a direct extension from GlobeNet’s existing subsea cable system connecting the USA, Venezuela, Brazil, and Bermuda. The dual ring-protected submarine cable system covers a distance of more than 22,000km. GlobeNet believes the new link will create the lowest latency route from Colombia to Brazil. The extension will use DWDM technology capable of supporting data rates of 10Gbps, 40Gbps, and 100Gbps, and the construction is scheduled for completion in 2013.

future landing on Colombia’s Atlantic coast. UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones, the largest Internet provider in Colombia where it also acts as a full-service telecom operator, has

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