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“ Today we take a huge step forward in technology by connecting San Andrés to the world through this submarine fiber optic cable , which will bring unprecedented benefits to the inhabitants of the island and the tourism , commerce , health , education and government sectors .”
Ivan Duque , Colombia ’ s President , said : “ Today with Minister Carmen Ligia Valderrama , with the private
sector , with the regulators and with Claro , we are complying with the archipelago of San Andrés and Providencia , delivering a new submarine cable that will exponentially multiply the capacity to access information and the download capacity . This is about quality of life : This is telemedicine , tele-education , better services for tourism and better digital payment services .”
Colombia ’ s Minister of Information and Communications Technology ( MinTIC ), Carmen Ligia Valderrama Rojas , said : “ This cable is going to be fundamental so that the islanders can upload and download their content much faster , continue with their online training , access better daily services in health , tourism , education and thus improve their life chances .”
Connectivity and integration
Below : San Andres Island , Caribbean Sea , Colombia
In 2013 América Movil installed the submarine cable system . It is 17,500 kilometers in length and saw an initial investment of 500 MUSD , to provide high-speed communication links between the United States , from Florida and Puerto Rico to Jamaica , Colombia , Guatemala , Dominican Republic , Mexico and Brazil .
This cable is part of all the individual and collaborative investments that Claro has made to connect Latin America with the rest of the world , in projects such as integrating through submarine cables with Portugal , from Brazil and with Oceania and Southeast Asia , from Chile .
This submarine fiber-optic network connects from the access points of the ports of Barranquilla and Cartagena . This connection resulted in a 50-fold increase in Colombia ’ s digital connectivity to the world .
WHEN THE OPTICAL FIBER OF THE AMX-1 REACHES SAN ANDRÉS , THE ARCHIPELAGO IMPROVES THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE TOURISM AND COMMERCE SECTORS .
In the same way , when the optical fiber of the AMX-1 reaches San Andrés , the archipelago improves the connectivity of the tourism and commerce sectors , which are vital for its economic sustainability . At the same time , industries such as health , education and government improve care and service opportunities for the entire island population .
The inhabitants of San Andrés now have access to a better broadband network , coverage with 4G and 4.5G technologies and an increase of up to 1,000 % in mobile Internet speed . The submarine cable strengthens interconnectivity between the islands and the mainland , improves higher-speed Internet access while reducing service rates and strengthens IT infrastructure . p
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