Telconet has successfully landed its CSN-1 submarine cable in Barranquilla, Colombia, the country’s first new international cable landing in a decade.
Developed in partnership with Alcatel Submarine Networks, CSN-1 is a high-capacity fiber-optic system spanning approximately 4,500 km (2,796 miles). The system connects the west coast of Florida (USA) with Panama, Ecuador, and Colombia, significantly enhancing data connectivity across the Americas.
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The Colombian branch, which makes landfall at Playa Salgar near Barranquilla, stretches about 525 km (326 miles) and comprises four fiber pairs with a design capacity of nearly 20 Tbps. The system is slated to enter operation next year.
To support the landing, Telconet selected Vertiv to construct a landing station in Barranquilla. The facility will also function as an edge data center, offering high-capacity server hosting and electrical redundancy to improve the resilience and quality of regional connectivity.
In addition to CSN-1, another major project, the Trans Americas Fiber System’s TAM-1 cable, is advancing, with its southern segment already 50% complete. Together, these systems are poised to significantly bolster Colombia’s international telecommunications infrastructure.
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Meanwhile, work is also underway on the CSN-1 landing station in Panama, where Telconet has broken ground on a 1.5-MW, 160-rack data center, according to ProPanama, the country’s investment promotion agency.
With CSN-1’s arrival, Colombia takes a major step forward in improving connectivity, capacity, and digital resilience across Latin America.
