Meta to Expand Malbec Subsea Cable to Southern Brazil
Extending the Malbec Subsea Cable to Southern Brazil
By Engineering at Meta
May 22, 2025
Today, we’re announcing the extension of the Malbec subsea cable to the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. Developed by Meta, in partnership with V.tal, Malbec is a 2,500 km cable that entered service in 2021 to provide connectivity between the Southern Cone of South America and Brazil. The new extension will be operational in 2027 and will link Porto Alegre to the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Meta is partnering with V.tal to extend the Malbec subsea cable to Porto Alegre, Brazil by 2027.
- With this new extension, Malbec will become the first subsea cable to land in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, bringing more connectivity to millions of people in Southern Brazil and neighboring countries.
- Malbec will improve the scale and reliability of digital infrastructure in Porto Alegre, establishing it as a digital hub and improving online experiences across Southern Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
“The expansion of Malbec to Porto Alegre is a milestone for connectivity in South America, benefiting millions of people in Brazil and positioning the capital of Rio Grande do Sul as the first major international digital hub in the south of the country,” explained Ana Luiza Valadares, Meta’s Public Policy Director, Connectivity & Infra, LatAm. “It will contribute to attracting digital infrastructure companies, lowering costs for companies and improving consumer services.”
Felipe Campos, CEO of V.tal, added, “The impact of this project will be significant for the local digital economy, positioning Porto Alegre as a new connectivity hub. It will be a unique infrastructure that will attract the interest of operators and internet providers, as well as other submarine cable companies.
In addition, all the Southern Cone countries will benefit from this new ecosystem, not to mention the end users and companies who will have a better experience when using the internet and digital applications.”
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