SAC
SOUTH AMERICAN CROSSING System Details
Landing Points
RFS Year
2001
• Buenaventura (Colombia)
• Lurin (Peru)
EOS Year
2026
• Saint Croix (United States)
• Fortaleza (Brazil)
Est. System Cost (USD)
$520,000,000
• Fort Amadour (Panama)
• Las Toninas (Argentina)
Length (km)
15,983
• Valparaiso (Chile)
• Santos (Brazil)
Design Capacity (Tbps)
4.84
• Puerto Viejo (Venezuela)
• Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Fiber Pairs
4
Wavelengths per Fiber Pair
30
Capacity per Wavelength (Gbps)
40
Owners
CenturyLink
System Installer
Alcatel Submarine Networks
Upgrader
Infinera, Infinera
Upgrade Year
2010, 2011
Upgrade Capacity (Gbps)
10, 10
Region
Americas
Contact Email
Andy.Pitman@centurylink.co m
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