To complete the installation, EllaLink partnered with Equinix – one of the world’s largest data center operators that participates in more than 40 major submarine cable projects. Initially, the cable offers 72Tbps of capacity over four direct fiber pairs. By late 2019, Telebras had withdrawn from the project, citing a lack of resources.ĮllaLink then found another financial backer, the Marguerite II equity fund, which covered most of the cost, estimated at around €150 million.
Better late than neverĮllaLink (previously EulaLink) was established in 2012 as a partnership between Spanish submarine cable operator IslaLink and Brazilian state-owned telecoms provider Telebras, with Alcatel Submarine Networks responsible for the infrastructure. "Offering one-hop connections between Latin America and Europe with a 60ms latency is a game changer from a transatlantic latency perspective,” said Diego Matas, chief operating officer at EllaLink. The 5,700-mile route will enable Internet traffic to bypass North America, and its owners say it will deliver a 50 percent increase in network performance between data centers in Brazil, Portugal, and Spain. In all three locations, the cables terminate at Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers.
The project, part-funded by the European Commission, connects Brazil and Portugal – where it continues as a direct terrestrial link to Madrid, Spain. EllaLink, the first high-capacity submarine cable to provide direct connections between South America and Europe, is now fully operational.
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