The agreement established with Arsat will provide great benefits to the province, from uninterrupted connectivity to the improvement in data capacity, the reduction in price and the incorporation of new companies interested in the distribution of different services.

The Secretary of Technology and Communications of the Government of the Province of Tierra del Fuego AIAS, Gabriel Aleva , referred to the work that is being carried out in the connection of the provincial network with the federal fiber optic network. In this sense, he recalled that “In 2011 Arsat crossed the Strait of Magellan with 50 kilometers of underwater fiber and then laid it from that mooring point, which is meters from Milestone 1 , to Estancia Cullen,” while adding: “that fiber is 36 strands and then a fiber was laid from Estancia Cullen to the entrance to Ushuaia.” Likewise, he said that “this work was paralyzed in 2019 and in 2021 we reactivated it with an agreement with Arsat so that they are in charge of lighting the fiber. put the electronic equipment you need to transmit the data.” In relation to the work, he said that "the last measurements and commissioning of the shelters are being made, which are small rooms that have adequate refrigeration equipment, cameras, electricity, batteries, generator sets, everything necessary to maintain operation." uninterrupted operation of the equipment” and added: “these measurements also included the fusion of the Arsat fiber with the provincial network, which was done on February 28 at the Cullen Ranch.” On the other hand, Aleva highlighted the benefits for the province and commented that "there are multiple, because currently the only data provider we have is Telefónica, which is the concessionaire of the public telephone service. All data providers, internet, cable, mobile telephony, have to buy from Telefónica the package and corresponding bandwidth.”“This agreement that we signed last year with Arsat and which was ratified by the Legislature, contemplates that for ten years the joint exploitation of the network will be carried out, being able at the end of that time as province to start operating it independently or extending the contract so that Arsat continues to operate the sales or contracts it makes with any of these distributors," he explained. At the same time, he continued: "this is going to result in benefits for home consumers, because it should lower the price, the possibility of new companies entering interested in distributing with the possibility of an adequate price and capacity.” Finally, he indicated that “the next step is to achieve a union with Chile so that, in the event of any inconvenience, both parties always have connectivity. , even if there was an accident or a cut in our fiber.” Source: TDF Government

Por Agenda Malvinas