Latin America focussed enterprise connectivity provider Liberty Networks, and telecoms infrastructure provider Gold Data will partner with Telecom Italia's international services arm Sparkle to collaborate on the construction and commercialisation of the new pan-regional subsea called system called MANTA.
The MANTA subsea system will be the first international submarine cable in the Gulf of Mexico, connecting Mexico and the USA with Central and Latin America.
The system, which has new landing points in Veracruz, Mexico, and Apalachee, Florida, is estimated to be 5,600km long and designed to support a minimum of 20Tb per fibre pair.
The MANTA system aims to improve traffic flow in the region by providing new low-latency routes to interconnect major data hubs in Mexico City, Queretaro, Bogota, and Panama City with the USA.
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"We are excited that Sparkle is joining with Gold Data and ourselves to deliver this critical infrastructure that will completely revolutionise connectivity across the region for decades to come," said Ray Collins, Liberty Latin America's SVP of Infrastructure and Corporate Strategy.
"MANTA represents our ongoing commitment to facilitating seamless connectivity across the Caribbean and Latin America region with a reliable and resilient solution focused on the future of data traffic."
"Together, we will establish a new data highway to revolutionise connectivity between Mexico and the USA," said Renato A. Tradardi, CEO of Gold Data.
“MANTA will establish the foundation for future innovations that drive digital acceleration throughout the region," said Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle.
"Together, we are committed to building a new pan-regional subsea cable system that meets the growing demands of businesses and customers across the region."
MANTA, is expected to be operational by 2027. The companies plan to announce their technology provider soon.