From January to September 2020, Central American countries imported fiber optic cables for $45 million, 18% more than what was reported in the same period of 2019, a rise that is explained by the behavior of purchases from Panama, Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Department of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graph"]
Between January and November of 2017, countries in the region imported $58 million worth of copper wire, and 88% was acquired by companies in Costa Rica.
Figures from the information system on the the Copper Wire Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
Between 2015 and 2016 the total volume of imported copper wire in Central America increased by 9%, going from 16 thousand tons to 18 thousand tons.
Figures from the information system on the the Copper Wire Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with the graph"]
The state run telecommunications company has announced it will be investing $100 million in internet infrastructure to offer broadband and fiber optics services.
The general manager of the Honduran Telecommunications Company (Hondutel), Jesus Mejia, said in remarks published by Latribuna.hn that they will be investing approximately $100 million, about 2,200 million lempiras to increase supply in two market segments.
A 6,000 km long submarine cable with 100 Gigabit capacity will expand digital links between Central America and the rest of the world.
A statement from Alcatel-Lucent reads:
A consortium consisting of the telecommunications operators Cable & Wireless Communications, Setar, Telconet, Telefónica Global Solutions and United Telecommunication Services (UTS) has signed a turnkey contract with Alcatel-Lucent to deploy a 100G submarine cable network, in the Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS), which will link Jacksonville Florida with Manta in Ecuador.
Since its beginning in April 2001, Telefonica has invested $50 million in the development of this project in Guatemala.
Telefonica International Wholesale Service, the company from Gropo Telefonica that offers international telecommunication services globally to international operators of fixed voice, mobile, ISPs and content providers, presented its campus located in Puerto de San Jose, Escuintla.
Telefónica analyzes the possibility of expanding the cable SAm-1, so that it covers El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
The sub-marine communications cable SAm-1, from the telecommunications company Telefónica, that extends more than 27,000 kilometers from the United States to Argentina and Chile, could be increased by another 1,600 kilometers to connect El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica as well as Acapulco, Mexico.