Monet
Cable typeSubsea fibre optic telecommunications
FateIn operation
Construction beginningQ4 2014[1]
Construction finishedQ4 2017
First trafficDec 2017
Design capacity64 TBit/s[1]
Built byTE SubCom[2]
Landing points
Area servedUnited States and Brazil
Owner(s)Algar Telecom, Angola Cables, ANTEL, Google
Monet cable route

The MONET cable system is a subsea fibre optic telecommunications cable completed in December 2017.[2] Final splicing occurred in November 2016. Monet connects the cities of Praia Grande and Fortaleza in Brazil with Boca Raton in the United States.[1][2]

TE SubCom was the selected provider for the project.[1][2]

The cable is 10,556 kilometres (6,560 mi) long and has six fibre pairs with an initial capacity of 64 Tbit/s (Terabits per second). The cable is operated by four telecommunications companies: Algar Telecom, Angola Cables, ANTEL, and Google.[1][2][3]

Equinix was selected by the Monet Submarine Cable investors to provide U.S. facilities and services for the cable landing station, terminating in the U.S. at Equinix's MI3 International Business Exchange data center.[4]


References

  1. ^ a b c d e "A multinational project to build a new underwater cable uniting Latin America and the U.S." SubCom.com (Press release). Eatontown, NJ, USA: TE SubCom. 9 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "TE SubCom tapped for US-Brazil cable". LightReading.com. Light Reading. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. ^ "A multinational project to build a new underwater cable uniting Latin America and the U.S." (PDF). Antel.com.uy. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Monet submarine cable selects Equinix for landing station and next generation digital gateway to Latin America". Equinix.com. Redwood City, Calif: Equinix, Inc. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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