📋 Tender Overview
With the signing of the contract between the Ministry of Communications and Telebras, at the end of December, the implementation of Infovia do Maranhao should begin this January. The initiative aims to cover 20 municipalities in the state whose locations are not yet served with modern fiber optic infrastructure and ample traffic capacity.
With this project, we will provide the population with access to information and many other resources that are only possible thanks to the internet, which will benefit tourism, commerce, education, health, among others, promoting digital and social inclusion, highlights the Minister of Communications, Frederico de Siqueira Filho.
Telebras will be responsible not only for laying the cables, but also for the assisted operation and continued technical support. The contract is valid until the end of 2029, during which the network must be fully activated and enter into assisted operation.
Hiring Telebras to implement Infovia do Maranhao is strategic because it guarantees the integration of 20 cities in Maranhao to the national fiber optic backbone, expanding digital connectivity, strengthening the telecommunications infrastructure and ensuring technical support, also guaranteeing security and digital sovereignty, states the technical-operational director of Telebras, Andre Fonseca.
According to data from Anatel, the state of Maranhao has interurban fiber optic infrastructure in 179 of its 217 municipalities (82.5%). Despite this, this coverage appears to be precarious, with networks of limited capacity and low speed, provided by micro-providers in 64% of these municipalities, due to the high cost of meeting local demand, limited by the necessary investment itself.
Project
Infovia Maranhao was announced in June 2024 and had its first phase implemented in September of the same year, when the submarine cable was launched between Sao Luis and Alcantara, prioritized to serve the Alcantara Launch Center (CLA).
The objective of the project is to promote the integration and connection of the North and Northeast Connected programs, taking advantage of the strategic position in which the state of Maranhao finds itself, allowing the expansion of telecommunications to support education, research, health, defense, Judiciary, among other areas. The network will interconnect 52 cities, with more than 5,500 kilometers of fiber optic cables, benefiting five million people.
