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EMACOM and EllaLink sign
agreement to connect Madeira to
mainland Portugal
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MACOM and EllaLink have announced
the signature of a contract committing
to connect the islands of Madeira
with a dedicated fibre pair on the EllaLink
Submarine cable system. in 2020, will support the expanding need
for secure, low latency connectivity across
a broad range of customers in the major
financial and population centres of Europe
and South America.
Directly linking data centres in Madrid,
Lisbon and Fortaleza, and with direct
access to system aggregation points such
as São Paulo and Marseille, the EllaLink
system will provide an unrivalled platform
for high-capacity services between Europe
and South America, as well as to the
archipelago of Madeira along the route.
The system, which will be ready for service With this new connectivity to Funchal, the
islands of Madeira will enjoy the benefits
of improved diversity and resilience within
their telecoms connectivity as well as access
to telecoms capacity that should satisfy the
islands’ needs for the next 25 years.
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Rui Faria Rebelo, President of the Board of
EMM, said: “We welcome this opportunity for
additional fibre connectivity to our islands
and believe this new infrastructure will allow
us to expand and improve the business-
friendly environment that Madeira offers.”
Alfonso Gajate, Chairman and Founder of
EllaLink, stated: “We are proud to partner
with EMACOM as an EllaLink anchor
customer in the project.
“We believe that this new system will
significantly contribute to Madeira’s social and
economic development as well as to growth
in business, research, trade and investments in
every location along its route.” n
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