South America relies for its digital connectivity on infrastructure running through North America, and the new multi-million dollar will provide a faster alternative.
Dubbed the “Humboldt Project,“ the 14,800-kilometer (nearly 9,200-mile) cable will run from Valparaiso on Chile’s Pacific coast to Sydney, Australia, via French Polynesia.
When the partnership was first announced in January 2024, the Chilean government stated the cable would have a capacity of 144 terabytes per second and a lifespan of 25 years.
“In an international context marked by growing geopolitical tensions and strategic competition... initiatives such as the Humboldt Project take on particular importance,“ Van Klaveren said.
“This fraction of a second could make the difference between a good and a less good intervention” in the field of telemedicine, he said.
The Chilean state will contribute $25 million.
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