ROME -- TI Sparkle, the International Services arm of Telecom Italia Group, announces a long term investment of over USD 300 million for the realization of a new network system based on three fiber pairs out of the total six pairs composing Seabras-1.

Seabras-1 is the only submarine cable system directly connecting Sao Paulo, Brazil, to New York, USA, that will go in full operation by 2017 with an initial design capacity of 72 Terabytes.

Built with the best technologies available today and designed to reduce latency and increase reliability with respect to all other existing systems in the region, Seabras-1 will support the fast growing demand of capacity originating in South America, especially Brazil, along the South to North America route, one of the most relevant IP traffic streams globally which records yearly growth rates of over 35% and contributes over 30%* of the global market value.

In addition to the three express fiber pairs connecting Wall, New Jersey, US, to Praia Grande, Brazil, TI Sparkle’s investment includes a Branch Unit in Fortaleza, Brazil and a protected backhaul between New York and Miami to connect Seabras-1 to existing proprietary infrastructure, thus ensuring full network resiliency with top service quality.

Telecom Italia Sparkle