EllaLink

SPLANG and EllaLink unveil plans for building a direct connection between French Guiana and Continental Europe

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

This new submarine branch will land in Cayenne, French Guiana, and include 2 fibre pairs.

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  • This new submarine branch will land in Cayenne, French Guiana, and include 2 fibre pairs.
  • The new infrastructure will also enable direct connections from French Guiana to Fortaleza, Brazil.
  • Being so remote from Continental Europe makes it difficult for the region to enjoy a direct and secure connection with the rest of Europe.
  • The project will protect French Guiana's existing connection to the global network with a fully diverse and low-latency connection.

Arelion Expands Connectivity across Iberian Peninsula with New PoP in Lisbon

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Friday, December 8, 2023

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arelion today announced its first Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Portugal at the Equinix LS1 data center in Lisbon. The new PoP will serve both enterprise and wholesale customers, taking advantage of the new subsea cables and landing points that have made Lisbon a natural interconnect point to the EU, Africa and Latin America, for high-speed connectivity and IP services.

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  • The new PoP will serve both enterprise and wholesale customers, taking advantage of the new subsea cables and landing points that have made Lisbon a natural interconnect point to the EU, Africa and Latin America, for high-speed connectivity and IP services.
  • The new PoP will help bring the global Internet and Cloud Ecosystem to Portugal, ramping enterprise and wholesale customers directly onto Arelion's global AS1299 Internet Backbone .
  • Arelion is committed to supporting this growth with resilient, high-capacity connectivity."
  • The Lisbon PoP follows 17 new on-net PoPs added to the Arelion network since early 2023.

aicep Global Parques, EllaLink and Start Campus Cooperate Making Sines the New Atlantic Hub - a Safe, Neutral, Resilient and Easy Place to Land and Operate Submarine Cables

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Monday, October 16, 2023

aicep Global Parques , EllaLink and Start Campus , the company responsible for the SINES hyperscale sustainable data centre, are working together to create the 'Atlantic Hub,' enhancing connectivity between Europe, North and South America and Africa.

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  • aicep Global Parques , EllaLink and Start Campus , the company responsible for the SINES hyperscale sustainable data centre, are working together to create the 'Atlantic Hub,' enhancing connectivity between Europe, North and South America and Africa.
  • The partnership, which includes collaboration from the Portuguese Government in coordinating various public entities at national and local levels, aims to establish Sines, Portugal, as a safe, neutral, resilient and easy place to land submarine cables.
  • Simplification in the sense of efficiency and effectiveness is undoubtedly a key factor for developers, the main digital players in the market.
  • Our role is to be an active and dynamic entity in this process, creating greater wealth and sustainable development for our country.”

Start Campus’s SINES Project Progresses Towards Operational Phase of Green Giant Data Center Launch

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Start Campus , the company responsible for the development of 100% green energy ecosystems in Sines, Portugal, announces today that it has welcomed its first hyperscaler clients for the initial setup phase at its NEST building, the company’s first phase data hall.

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  • Start Campus , the company responsible for the development of 100% green energy ecosystems in Sines, Portugal, announces today that it has welcomed its first hyperscaler clients for the initial setup phase at its NEST building, the company’s first phase data hall.
  • In advance of the upcoming operational launch of the Start Campus data center, the onboarding process for the new hyperscalers is underway, including access to unique and diverse global network connectivity solutions.
  • “This moment represents a very important milestone for Start Campus and the SINES Project,” says Afonso Salema, CEO of Start Campus.
  • “We are developing a dynamic sustainability-driven ecosystem that will place Portugal at the center of the rapidly growing international data market.

Start Campus Announces Partnership with Colt Technology Services

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Start Campus , the company responsible for the development of 100% green energy ecosystems , today announced it has partnered with Colt Technology Services (Colt), the digital infrastructure company.

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  • Start Campus , the company responsible for the development of 100% green energy ecosystems , today announced it has partnered with Colt Technology Services (Colt), the digital infrastructure company.
  • “We are thrilled to partner with Colt, a company that shares our vision for sustainability,” says Afonso Salema, Chief Officer Executive (CEO) of Start Campus.
  • We are eager to see what the future holds for this collaboration.”
    “As Colt remains committed to bolstering our global digital infrastructure, our partnership with Start Campus marks a significant stride towards establishing the Iberian Peninsula as a pivotal global digital hub,” says Carlos Jesus, VP Global Service Delivery and Portugal Country Manager of Colt Technology Services.
  • For more information about Colt, visit www.colt.net
    For more information about Start Campus, visit www.startcampus.pt

EllaLink announces strategic restructuring

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Monday, July 17, 2023

Restructuring expected to streamline processes to better respond to both capacity and infrastructure growing market demand.

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  • Restructuring expected to streamline processes to better respond to both capacity and infrastructure growing market demand.
  • LISBON, Portugal, July 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EllaLink, a leading submarine cable operator, today announced a strategic reorganization of its sales division to better align with market demand and capitalize on its expanding volume of opportunities.
  • Simultaneously, Vlad Ihora is joining EllaLink as Senior Vice-President of Global Sales.
  • By realigning its resources and expertise, EllaLink aims to enhance its ability to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional customer experiences while maximizing business opportunities.”

Start Campus and EXA Infrastructure Connect Sines Green Giant Data Center Campus to Madrid with New Terrestrial Routes

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

Start Campus , the company responsible for the development of 100% green energy ecosystems, announces EXA Infrastructure (EXA), the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, has committed to invest in two new diverse and redundant terrestrial routes in Sines, Portugal.

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  • Start Campus , the company responsible for the development of 100% green energy ecosystems, announces EXA Infrastructure (EXA), the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, has committed to invest in two new diverse and redundant terrestrial routes in Sines, Portugal.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230706427363/en/
    EXA’s strategic network expansion in Sines links Start Campus’s SINES Project, a 495 MW hyperscale data center development, to its backbone in Madrid, Spain.
  • “We are excited to partner with EXA and bring these new network routes to Sines, Portugal,” says Afonso Salema, Chief Executive Officer at Start Campus.
  • Today, Sines is directly connected to Lisbon and Madrid in Europe, Fortaleza, São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

EllaLink and EXA Infrastructure partner to offer diverse transatlantic capacity from South America to Europe

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

LISBON, Portugal, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EllaLink, the high-capacity fibre-optic submarine cable directly connecting Europe with South America, and EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, today announce a unique joint transatlantic service, connecting South America with the heart of Europe’s main business centres.

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  • LISBON, Portugal, May 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EllaLink, the high-capacity fibre-optic submarine cable directly connecting Europe with South America, and EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, today announce a unique joint transatlantic service, connecting South America with the heart of Europe’s main business centres.
  • According to Nick Collins, CCO at EXA Infrastructure, “The partnership with EllaLink testifies to EXA’s ambition to become the leading data centre to data centre connectivity provider in Europe and beyond.
  • This project will reinforce connectivity and improve network infrastructure in Portugal, which is emerging as another key digital hub in southern Europe.
  • This is a strong partnership for EllaLink, that will significantly benefit our customers,” says Vincent Gatineau, CSMO at EllaLink.

Olisipo - the new EllaLink’s Petabits cable connecting Sines and Lisbon, Portugal

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The Olisipo system is designed to connect all the international submarine landings in Portugal with the major Data Centres in the regionwith a secure multi-petabit future-proofinfrastructure.

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  • The Olisipo system is designed to connect all the international submarine landings in Portugal with the major Data Centres in the regionwith a secure multi-petabit future-proofinfrastructure.
  • This new fibre optic submarine cable will land in Carcavelos and Sines and will be ready to branch into Seixal & Sesimbra cable landing stations and connect the Setubal area.
  • Incorporating 288 fibres, the unrepeatered 110km fully buried cable will have an impressive total design capacity of 4.3 Petabits.
  • Additionally, the cable robustness will be enforced by particular care given to route engineering with special attention to cable crossing, full subsea and terrestrial burial strategy, full cable armouring and extra shore-end protection with bore pipe in Sines.

Now interconnecting Brazil and Southern Europe: EllaLink and DE-CIX announce strategic partnership

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

After having recently announced a partnership with Group IP Telecom , EllaLink now brings its partnership with DE-CIX, the worlds leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, to life.

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  • After having recently announced a partnership with Group IP Telecom , EllaLink now brings its partnership with DE-CIX, the worlds leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, to life.
  • With this partnership, DE-CIX will provide access to the largest carrier and data center neutral interconnection ecosystem in Southern Europe.
  • We are proud to bring the two strong business regions of Southern Europe and Latin America together through our partnership.
  • Carvalho believes that, in the short term, the partnership between the three companies will generate two-way demand, in both Europe in Brazil.