The projects – part of the IDB Group's Amazonia Forever program and the European Union's Global Gateway – will install submarine fiber-optic cables in the states of Maranhão and Pará, bringing fast and affordable internet to about 15 million people. The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) and the Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD Group) announced a partnership to co-finance projects totaling up to U$324 million investment in digital connectivity infrastructure, including submarine fiber optic cables, in the Brazilian. Peru-based telco operator Global Fiber has announced plans for a subsea 'festoon' network connecting two Brazilian provincial capital cities. The 'festoon' deployment will link multiple coastal points through subsea infrastructure without requiring immediate amplification. These include the coastal. On the subsea side, Fortaleza is emerging as a subsea landing point thanks to its relative proximity to Africa and Europe, with at least 10 cables either operational or planned there, including EllaLink, the only direct link between South America and Europe (see page X for a full Fortaleza market. A new communication optical cable production base in Minas Gerais, Brazil, invested by YOFC BRASIL CABOS E SOLUCOES LTDA (hereinafter referred to as "YOFC Brasil"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of YOFC, was put into operation on September 19, 2023. The inspiring inauguration ceremony was witnessed by. Brazil is a major Brazil supplier of fiber optic cables.