Tannat submarine cable
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Technology & capacity
Tannat uses state-of-the-art fiber optic technology and offers a capacity of up to 72 Tbit/s, which meets the requirements of international companies with growing bandwidth needs on the South Atlantic route. Essentially, these are the technological features:
- Coherent transmission technology: Tannat uses state-of-the-art coherent optics for efficient and stable data transmission over the entire cable length.
- Multiple landing points: The connection of two South American landing points increases flexibility and redundancy for users in the region.
- The latest generation of fibre optic technology for minimal signal loss and optimized latency on the South Atlantic route.
Provider Overview
SAVECALL as access to Tannat
Tannat is the central cable system for companies that want to connect Argentina and Uruguay directly to Europe. As one of the few direct South Atlantic connections between South America and the European Mediterranean region, Tannat offers a latency-optimized route that is essential for business-critical applications, financial communications and cloud connectivity between the two continents. Access to capacity on Tannat requires direct wholesale partnerships and deep market knowledge of the South Atlantic cable landscape. This is exactly where SAVECALL comes in. We have direct market access, analyze your connectivity strategy and source capacity on Tannat specifically for your requirements.
The result for our customers:
- Direct capacity access to Tannat without reseller chains
- Transparent price benchmarking and market data
- Direct connection between South America and the European Mediterranean region
- Negotiation of IRU structures and leased capacity models
- Clear SLAs and ongoing capacity management
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Frequently asked questions about the Tannat cable
Tannat connects Maldonado in Uruguay with Santos in Brazil and Las Toninas in Argentina over a route of around 2,000 kilometers. The cable has no landing point of its own in Europe; it is a regional system linking the three South American countries. For companies with sites in Argentina, Uruguay or Brazil, Tannat is one of the most modern direct connections within the region.
Tannat reaches a design capacity of up to 90 Tbit/s, spread across six fiber pairs. This makes it far from the highest-capacity system worldwide, but it reliably covers regional bandwidth needs between Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Additional capacity toward the US is available via the connection to Brusa in Santos.
The Uruguay-Brazil segment entered service in 2018, with the extension to Argentina following in 2020. Tannat was built by Alcatel Submarine Networks and is jointly funded and operated by Antel, Uruguay’s state telecommunications company, and Google. For Argentina, connecting to Tannat marked the country’s first direct international submarine cable link.
This mainly depends on the landing points you need. Tannat is a good fit for direct connectivity to Argentina, Uruguay or Brazil, Brusa offers the highest-capacity direct route from Brazil to the US with onward access to transatlantic cables, and Monet provides an additional route toward Florida. Combining several systems is often the better choice to ensure genuine redundancy between South America and North America. SAVECALL advises on the right combination on a vendor-neutral basis.
Genuine redundancy only exists when the chosen cables use different landing points and physically separate routes, for example combining Tannat for connectivity to Argentina and Uruguay with an additional direct route such as Brusa or Monet. Relying solely on onward connectivity through a single interconnection point like Santos carries an added failure risk. SAVECALL plans these concepts independently of any single cable operator, with a focus on the actual physical routing.
Access to capacity on Tannat runs through direct wholesale partnerships with Antel and Google, as well as IRU or leased capacity agreements. SAVECALL negotiates these structures directly, without detours via reseller chains, and can plan onward connectivity via Brusa or Monet at the same time if needed. Book a free consultation to discuss the right capacity solution for your business.
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