GlobeNet

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GlobeNet is a wholesale telecom operator that connects the Americas with various services (Network, IP, Data Center and Security), supported by its 26,000-kilometer (16,000 mi) subsea cable system and IT infrastructure.

The subsea cable system has landing points in:

  1. Tuckerton, New Jersey, USA
  2. Boca Raton, Florida, USA
  3. St David's, Bermuda
  4. Maiquetia
    , Venezuela
  5. Fortaleza, Brazil
  6. Praia Grande, Brazil
  7. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  8. Barranquilla, Colombia
  9. Las Toninas, Argentina

Over the last year, the company has set up a data center in Barranquilla (Colombia), a major interconnection point (IX) in Fortaleza (Brazil) and a new subsea cable to Argentina, called Malbec.

Ownership

GlobeNet is a private company, part of BTG Pactual's Infrastructure Fund II. BTG Pactual is one of the most important investment banks in Latin America.

Sources

  • "FCC Cable Landing License". Retrieved January 16, 2007.
  • "BTG Pactual Infrastructure". Retrieved August 15, 2014.

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