Latin America’s biggest phone company, America Movil (Claro) said yesterday, Tuesday 17 December it had connected its Mexican lines to a newly built US$1.1 billion submarine cable that stretches from South America to the United States. America Movil is the dominant telecom provider in the Dominican Republic.
The cable, designed for high-speed data transmission, will boost service to America Movil’s customers, particularly in Latin America where demand for Internet capacity is rising rapidly, the company said.
The cable, which took 19 months to lay, will connect the United States, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Mexico-based America Movil said it would use the 17,800 kilometers (11,060 miles) of cable for transmitting voice, data and video traffic between the countries.
It was not immediately clear when the cable will begin operation, but the spokeswoman said it could start early next year. The filing had said it would begin being used in late 2014.
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