Under the agreement, the companies will leverage their infrastructure to jointly develop solutions for enterprise customers and global operators. The collaboration encompasses submarine cables, IP connectivity, and international Pop-to-Pop interconnection networks between data centers, essentially creating an Atlantic digital ecosystem spanning Portugal, Brazil, Africa, and the United States.
“Thanks to our network of submarine cables in the Atlantic and the associated Angola Cables cables connecting the Americas to Lisbon, Portugal, we are effectively designing a digital ‘business super corridor’ between MEO’s data center in Portugal and the AngoNAP Fortaleza data center in Brazil ,” said Samuel Carvalho, Marketing Director and Head of Global Solutions Design at Angola Cables.
Carvalho noted that the fiber optic connection enables the rapid transit of data and digital traffic from Europe, using Portugal as an entry and exit point to Brazil, the United States, and Africa, ensuring the rapid delivery of content and services, which is especially advantageous for the numerous Portuguese-speaking communities on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ana Carla Sousa, Director of MEO Wholesale Solutions, believes the partnership is “a decisive step in strengthening MEO’s international connectivity, which will support and consolidate Portugal as a digital center of excellence in Europe.”
The Portuguese operator will now have access to a multi-connected Atlantic network, linking Lisbon to 66 global data centers via Angola Cables' backbone network, and access to 930 data centers and over 500 cloud connection points through a high-performance virtual network.
"We also intend to share business models, cooperate in promoting joint services, and identify synergistic opportunities for commercial exploration," Carvalho concluded.
