For the expansion, the Pernambuco provider had a BNDES Finame credit line for the acquisition of products manufactured in Brazil and/or with national technology.
Um Telecom, a provider of telecommunications services in Pernambuco, is investing in expanding the coverage of its DWDM networks in the Brazilian Northeast region. Its extensive optical network, which currently connects important metropolitan areas and the interior of this region of the country, now reaches Maranhão state, providing network connections with high transmission capacity.
For this, the provider, which is headquartered in Recife (PE), is betting, once again, on Padtec’s line of 800 Gb/s transponders (400 Gb/s per optical channel). The new network connects the capital Teresina, in Piauí, and São Luís, in Maranhão, forming a ring that passes through key cities in both states – such as Parnaíba, the second most populous municipality in Piauí, and the cities of Caxias, Peritoró and Batalha, in Maranhão. “With this expansion, we reached the mark of 20,000 kilometers of lighted optical networks in the Northeast region”, emphasizes Rui Gomes, Um Telecom’s CEO. “Our goal is to continue building a future-proof network, using solutions capable of preparing it to meet current and future demands. This is the case with Padtec’s 800 Gb/s transponders, for example”, adds the executive.
For investment in expansion, Um Telecom relied on the BNDES Finame, a credit line for the acquisition of products manufactured in Brazil and/or with national technology. “To be included in this line, the product must have the Finame code, which serves as a certificate that it is manufactured in the country”, explains Ramon Cabral, Padtec’s CFO. “It is the case of Padtec products, which develops and manufactures in Brazil the equipment supplied to providers and operators, such as the TM800G”, he adds. With the Finame code, the supplier’s products can be purchased using the facilities offered by companies and financial institutions linked to the government – such as the BNDES. Developed and manufactured in Brazil, Padtec’s line of 800 Gb/s transponders allows the transmission of very high data rates over short to long distances, in DWDM networks, with a lower cost per transmitted bit. “We are aware of the price pressure faced by telecom operators, such as Um Telecom, in a market that demands ever-increasing capacities at the same cost. Our commitment is to provide solutions that, in addition to being innovative and using state-of-the-art technology, support the development of our customers’ businesses, in order to maintain the growth of their revenues in line with the satisfaction of the users of their services”, highlights Argemiro Sousa, Chief Operations Officer for Equipment at Padtec.