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Telefonica opened a new submarine cable which increased by 50% capacity Internet access Colombia

The country is connected to a network of 25,000 kilometers of undersea cable. The system initially SAM1 adds 40 gigabyte capacity. U.S. $ 35 million investment.

Barranquilla, March 11, 2008 .- Telefonica launched today to connect Colombia with the intercontinental submarine cable system last generation, SAM1, which will increase by 50% the capacity of international transmission of data, voice and video in the country.

The event was attended by the President of the Republic, Alvaro Uribe Velez, the Director of Telefonica Latin America, Jose Maria Alvarez Pallete, the chairman of Telefonica Colombia, Alfonso Gomez and CEO of Telefonica Wholesale, Jose Ramon Vela.

The system SAM1 covers an area totaling over 25 thousand kilometers, ring americas America and connects with the United States and Europe. The route that connects Colombia with SAM1 covers an area of 1,200 kilometres, from Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, to Puerto Salgar, in the department of Atlanta.

For the development of this project, Telefonica has invested over U.S. $ 35 million investment that reflects once again the company's commitment to the development, expansion and operation of the banda ancha in Colombia.

The beneficiaries of the integration of Colombia with SAM1 are the current and potential customers in Colombia de banda ancha of any company, for whom Sam System-1 will increase the capacity of international connectivity of the country, ensuring greater protection, lower risk and effective conditions of service.

Of the initial capacity of 40 gigabytes of SAM1 for Colombia, 20 will be used mostly for network banda ancha Telefonica Telecom and the rest will be marketed by Telefonica International Wholesale Services with other operators. That would generate an impetus to the development of integrated telecommunications, as a bet of Telefonica for Colombia, assuring a high reliability network for the country and reducing the costs of international transport and access to the Internet.

Under the inauguration Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete, CEO of Telefonica Latin America, said "with this investment Telefonica consolidated its leadership as an engine of progress for the region, providing a robust and reliable access to Internet networks globally. We want to achieve digital inclusion in Latin America and this is a big step that we in Colombia. "

For its part Alfonso Gomez, president of Telefonica in Colombia, said "Colombians will from today with a high capacity infrastructure that will be able to benefit customers banda ancha of any company with a capacity of navigation at speeds never before views in the country, reducing the digital divide and providing access to cutting-edge technologies. "

The CEO of Telefonica International Wholesale Services, Jose Ramon Vela, stressed that "with the entry into service of the intercontinental submarine cable system last generation, SAM1, Colombia improves its international connectivity banda ancha and expands their ability to develop Society From information in the country. "

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