International Connectivity and Capacity The region has had relatively poor cable connectivity to date, but bandwidth in undersea cables will expand dramatically in the next few years, perhaps producing a glut. Intra-regional bandwidth is still lagging.
International Internet Links (mbps)
Major Undersea Cables As of December By June Trans AtlanticTrans PacificEurope-Africa-AsiaPan Am CaribbeanPan Asian Source: Telegeography 2000, Telegeography, Inc., Washington DC, 2000.
Forthcoming Cables Source: LatinCom, page 6-9., October
International IP Links
Cable Routes Source: Telegeography 2000
Cable Landing Points ArgentinaFrench GuyanaPeru BermudaGrand CaymanPuerto Rico BrazilGuatemalaSt. Croix ChileGuyanaSt. Thomas ColombiaHondurasSuriname Costa RicaJamaicaTrinidad CuracaoMartiniqueUruguay Dominican RepublicMexicoVenezuela EcuadorPanamaVirgin Islands El Salvador
Satellite Launches and Cost
Transatlantic submarine systems
International Telephone Company Investors in LA
WTO Basic Telecommunication Agreement Signatories (69 total)