EllaLink to Build Direct Submarine Cable Link Between French Guiana and Continental Europe

EllaLink to Built Direct Submarine Cable Link Between French Guiana and Continental Europe
EllaLink and SPLANG, part of Collectivite Territoriale de Guyane (CTG), have announced plans to establish a direct and secure submarine cable connection between French Guiana and Continental Europe. The contract involves the construction of an 8,000 km high-capacity and low-latency route, awarded to EllaLink – the first high-capacity optic fibre submarine cable directly connecting Latin America to Europe.

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Direct Submarine Cable Connection

As part of the project, an additional 2,100 km cable extension will be added to the existing EllaLink cable, landing in Cayenne, French Guiana, with two fibre pairs. The infrastructure, constructed by Alcatel Submarine Networks, will leverage advanced optical technologies, including a ROADM WSS branching unit, ensuring direct connectivity with a Round-Trip Delay (RTD) latency of less than 80 ms, said the official release. This connection will also facilitate direct links from French Guiana to Fortaleza, Brazil. However, timelines for development weren’t announced.

French Guiana

French Guiana, a region hosting the European Space Centre, faces challenges due to its remote location. The project, supported by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program, aims to overcome these challenges and fortify the region’s infrastructure resilience. According to the official statement, this project is particularly significant for the space and research industry, with the Guiana Space Centre and CNES present.