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The Minister of Communications, Frederico de Siqueira Filho, announced that the Brazilian government will develop a national policy of submarine cables to expand digital infrastructure in the country.
The proposal will open the possibility for the creation of incentives for new cable routes to be installed in places that are outside the submarine connectivity map - especially in the North and South regions, which currently do not have any anchor points.
This policy will be fundamental for the advancement of the digital economy in Brazil and to position the country as one of the protagonists in the global scenario of telecommunications. President Lula asked me to continue the strengthening of telecommunications and combat regional inequalities. For this, we need to have more points around the country, said Frederico.
The measure is expected to transform the countrys digital infrastructure, increasing the capacity, speed and security of the internet and ensuring greater regional balance in access to international data networks.
In addition, policy aims to boost national industry, establishing an up -to -date and safe normative framework, seeking ways to enhance integration between the efforts of the Union and states and strengthen the conditions for Brazil to attract investments, including the construction of data centers.
According to a report by consulting firm Analysys Mason, the submarine cable sector will move more than 56 billion in up to five years.
Currently, most of the infrastructure is concentrated in Fortaleza (CE), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Salvador (BA), Santos (SP) and Praia Grande (SP), as well as 12 other coastal cities in the Southeast and Northeast.
The new policy wants to change this scenario, expanding the amount of anchor points, through the creation of so -called anchor zones (zohs) - areas that receive cables - to regions not yet contemplated.
With this, the internet infrastructure in Brazil will have more capacity, speed, safety and redundancy. This will prepare us for the future, with planning up to the challenge, said the minister.
Social participation
To listen to the society and the telecommunications sector, the Ministry of Communications launches, on Tuesday (13), a subsidies on the platform.
The goal is to gather contributions that help define guidelines for expansion to the plan. Suggestions can be sent for 45 days.
The topics under discussion include incentives for installing zohs in less developed regions, mechanisms to foster the national industry of components and sustainability criteria.
The National Policy of Submarine Cables is expected to be officially launched by the end of the year after the analysis of the contributions.
Text: Ascom | Ministry of Communications * More information: press@mcom.gov.br | (61) 2027.6086 or (61) 2027.6628
