Liberty Networks, a leading infrastructure and enterprise connectivity provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, part of Liberty Latin America (LLA), and Gold Data, a technology company focused on telecommunications infrastructure providing international connectivity in the Caribbean and Latin America, announced that Sparkle, a global player in the submarine cable industry with a strong presence in the Americas, will join as a new partner to collaborate on the construction and commercialization of MANTA.
Liberty Networks and Gold Data previously announced a partnership to combine their subsea systems, GD-1 and LN-1. The parties have agreed to rename the system MANTA with the new partnership. Sparkle will join Liberty Networks and Gold Data on the northern portion of MANTA, connecting the USA to Mexico, and will join Liberty Networks on the southern portion, accessing Panama and Colombia.
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 is estimated to be 5,600km long and designed to support a minimum of 20Tb per fiber pair. With new landing access points in Veracruz, Mexico, and Apalachee, Florida, 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.
"We are excited that Sparkle is joining with Gold Data and ourselves to deliver this critical infrastructure that will completely revolutionize 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."
"We are delighted to have Sparkle join Liberty Networks and us in the development of MANTA. Together, we will establish a new data highway to revolutionize connectivity between Mexico and the USA," stated Renato A. Tradardi, CEO of Gold Data.
"We are thrilled to collaborate with Liberty Networks and Gold Data on this groundbreaking project," said Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle. “MANTA will establish the foundation for future innovations that drive digital acceleration throughout the region. 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."
The new subsea cable system, MANTA, is expected to be operational by 2027. The companies plan to announce their technology provider soon.
To learn more, join representatives from all companies at Capacity EUROPE 2024, Intercontinental at the 02, London UK, on October 15-17, 2024. Sparkle: stand 702 and Liberty Networks: Global Leaders Forum lounge.