Chilean communications regulator Subtel has signed an agreement with Huawei to explore the viability of installing a direct underwater fibre-optic Cable link between Chile and China.
The technical feasibility agreement was signed by Chile’s undersecretary of telecommunications Rodrigo Ramirez and Huawei’s country manager Dong Xiaozhou and will analyse the possible routes and cost of the Pacific Ocean subsea link. Ramirez is due to travel to China this week to discuss the project with other potential interested parties.
The deal comes after Huawei last year committed to installing a regional ICT innovation centre in Chile as part of a technological transfer MoU signed with the country’s government.
The Chinese company has also expressed an interest in taking part in the forthcoming 'Fibra Optica Austral' tenders to roll out 3,000 km of fibre-optic infrastructure in the southern Patagonia region.
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