Brazil has activated Infovia 00, the first section of its token fiber project on the Amazon River connected north.
environmental regulator Ibama Full permission was granted for the 770-kilometre route in the first week of July, according to the national research and education network RNP.
The entity was responsible for the first extension due to its expertise in basic communication and because the government wanted to test the model.
Norte Conectado was created by the federal government with the goal of expanding the communications infrastructure in the Amazon region through a marine fiber trunk network, consisting of eight sections running along the rivers of the Amazon Basin.
From a structural perspective, Infovia 00 It has been ready to enter service since May, Eduardo Grizende, director of engineering and operations at RNP, told BNamericas on the occasion.
At Infovia 00, the RNP has already installed a DWDM system, a technology that lights up the fiber backbone network for transmission. It also installed all other parts of the system, including access networks (from the backbone to the sites), landing stations, modular data centers, and related equipment.
In addition to the final environmental authorization, formalize the contract with Alliance that will work and maintain the network. This group is made up of Telefónica Brazil As a major telecom operator and internet service providers BRDigital, Wirelink, Icom, SEA Telecom and Aquamar.
Grizendi said earlier that another operator and telecom services company were interested in joining the consortium.
In its statement, the RNP confirmed that the process will reopen to new participants in August.
This consortium will participate in the infrastructure in order to provide an abundant supply of telecom services in the region.
INFOVIA 01
RNP has confirmed that Norte Conectado’s second division, Infovia 01, will begin operations in March.
According to the entity, the qualification process for operators and suppliers interested in sharing the infrastructure of this second division will be launched in August.
Although the RNP has a representative on the Norte Conectado Steering Committee, the entity will not be the coordinator of Infovia 01 or subsequent sections of the program.
EAD (Seja Digital) will be responsible for Infovia 01. The group consists of carriers and broadcasters to oversee the implementation of resources related to television digitization as part of the 700MHz spectrum auction commitments in 2014.
BNamericas previously reported that the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi has contracted with Chinese optical fiber manufacturer Hengtong to supply the cables for the second extension. The Italian Prysmian was the supplier for Infovia 00.
Founded in 1991, Hengtong is the majority shareholder of HMN, formerly Huawei Marine Networks (HMN), a subsidiary of China’s Huawei.
Hengtong also has a factory in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais state, where Infovia 01 fiber is manufactured.
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