Investment in Connectivity: Subsea Cable Investment models in LATAM

This panel will examine the investment landscape for subsea cable infrastructure in LATAM. Industry leaders will discuss the strategic importance of these cables for connectivity, the role of major tech companies like Meta and the potential economic impacts on the region:   

• What are the main drivers of some of these models, from hyperscalers building for their data needs to Telecomunication companies building to sell capacity 

• Private cables e.g. CSN-1 (Telconet), TAM-1 or Brusa/traditional consortiums e.g.  Americas -2  hyperscale led consortiums (Monet) and hyperscale private (e.g. Firmina). 

• The MANTA subsea system will be the first international submarine cable in the Gulf of Mexico, connecting Mexico and the USA with Central and Latin America

• The role of governmental funding and investment