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Humboldt
The first subsea fiber optic cable to connect Chile with Asia Pacific.
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The subsea cable will stretch from Chile to Australia across the South Pacific Ocean
Length
14,800 kilometers, approximately
Investment
USD 400 million, approximately
Benefits
- Position Chile as the gateway to Latin America for data transport from Asia Pacific
- Provide greater geographic diversity, resilience and redundancy to existing telecommunication networks through a new route
- Increase capacity and improve communication latency in Chile and South America in a scenario of explosive traffic increase with new technologies such as 5G or internet of things.
Business Model
A special purpose vehicle (SPV) will be set up as owner of the subsea cable. This entity will be set up by Desarrollo País and other companies that will be in charge of financing the project.
+56 2 3251 0330
Suecia 0155 of. 1101, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Desarrollo País / Fondo Infraestructura S.A.