This Wednesday, the Government of Brazil began the installation of 1,100 kilometers of fiber optic cables submerged in the Amazon River to bring internet to 13 hard-to-reach towns in the largest tropical forest on the planet.
The Government indicated that the implementation of submerged cables, which are made to last 25 years, have the advantage of To avoid the felling of trees that would imply the lifting of poles to carry the fiber, the cables are being installed by means of a floating platform coupled to two tugboats on which a hundred employees work.
This project had an investment of 268 million reais (about 45 million dollars or 43 million euros), and it is proposed to benefit around 370,000 people. According to executives, this is one of the main connectivity initiatives in the world today.
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Connectivity plan in Brazil on the Amazon
The next form of connectivity, known as “infovia” It will connect 85 schools, 13 hospitals, eight research centers and public squares, and it is also expected to allow telephone operators to offer cheaper internet packages.
The Minister of Communications, Juscelino Rezende Filho, stated in statements included in a statement that the work is “essential” to reach those people who live in places with little operator coverage. “We are going to provide connectivity so that they can be involved in the digital world and use more quality public services, such as internet in classes,” he pointed out.
This “infoway” is part of a broader project to implement 12,000 kilometers of underwater cables throughout northern Brazil to benefit 10 million people. Currently, the internet market in rural areas of the Amazon is dominated by Starlink, a company that uses a network of thousands of satellites to send signals to remote areas and belongs to Elon Musk.
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