When I first came to Boquete, we had dial up internet sped and we were thankful for the connectivity as limited as it was. We now have 7 MBPS download speed and that too will double in the future.
A system of 17,500 km of submarine cable, designed for 100 gigabits per second, will connect the U.S. to South America through Central America.
Alcatel Lucent and America Movil plan to put into operation, in late 2013, the system known as AMX-1, connecting seven countries with eleven landing points: Miami and Jacksonville (USA), Barranquilla and Cartagena (Colombia), Fortaleza Salvador and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic), Cancun (Mexico), San Juan (Puerto Rico) and Puerto Barrios (Guatemala).
The system is optimized for the transmission of 100G, with a final traffic capacity over 50 Tb / s, which will enhance the continued growth of new applications such as enterprise cloud services and the provision of quality services for 256 million wireless subscribers with America Movil, 62 million fixed lines and will improve existing fixed communications for voice, broadband and paid TV services.
Source: Alcatel-Lucent
Here is what we may see more of as the backbone is improved locally.
Ludwig Enterprises (NOC) Network Operating Center to be built in Panama
Do you know if Boquete will benefit from this? I can’t even get C&W ADSL or CableOnda. I’m stuck with wireless up here on the mountain. Slow and expensive.
Tom, What is connectivity like in Boquete now? I’m starting a new job May 1 with contract location listed: ANYWHERE. So I plan to spend some time in Boqueste – maybe 1-2 months. Will I have reliable I’net connection for work? How about monthly business conference calls – able to dial in to Chicago and U. S.? And how about 1 or 2 month rentals where wife & I enjoy yet I keep working 4-5 hrs/day on I’net? Greg
Tom
Great info and insight.
Tom could you email me any related links so I can beef this up for the next version of my free iPad eBook luvpanama.com. Internet infrastructure and big backbone pipes are hugely important for panama’s appeal to self employed professionals and us companies looking for a permanent H1b solution. In chapter 12 panama’s best in Central America infrastructure is given its own section. such an infrastructure is a primary reason to choose panama. Inspired public policy and strategic economic development…music to my ears.
As Always great post Tom.
Howard