Angola Cables has formed TelCables Europe to serve as its European subsidiary and to support its expanding global network.

The company says beyond serving as a digital bridge to other Portuguese-speaking countries across the world, TelCables Europe will provide a wide range of digital solutions to customers in Europe and the Mediterranean, including peering, cloud services, voice services, and interconnectivity solutions.

As part of this strategy, Angola Cables says in accordance with an agreement with Start Campus, the company will also establish a new point of presence at the carrier neutral SINES data centre.

Start Campus owns SINES DC data centre in Portugal.

According to Samuel Carvalho, chief marketing officer for Angola Cables, Portugal is rapidly developing into an important digital hub for connectivity and data traffic inbound to Europe and outbound from Europe to the world.

To this end, he says the SINES data centre facility is already becoming one of the most important continental exchange points in Portugal and Europe.

“Strategically, it makes sense for us to have a presence and PoP in Europe as we have easy access to EllaLink and our Monet and SACS cables, taking data traffic to and from Europe to the US, South America and Africa. The unique location and advanced facilities at SINES DC provide an ideal environment for TelCables Europe to operate and innovate,” notes Carvalho.

“From Sines we are able to connect customers to more than 66 other data centers across the world, over 40 PoPs in Europe and over 400 connected Clouds through our 100G scalable, ultra-low latency global network. We can also give more customers and businesses alternative and diversified redundancy routing options to Africa, the Middle East and the Americas through our owned subsea cable and partner networks.”

Angola Cables already delivers, low latency connections and IP Transit services from Europe to the USA and South America through its partnership on the EllaLink cable.

“With our Atlantic ring of cables – including Monet, SACS and WACS – we offer multiple redundancy options and capacity for businesses reliant on efficient, low latency international connectivity.”

As stated by Angelo Gama, CEO of Angola Cables, TelCables Europe is a logical step in the expansion of the company's global network and services because 'Portugal serves as the gateway to Europe.'

According to Gama, by 2026, it is anticipated that the 22 submarine cables presently landing in Portugal will extend to 124 cable landing stations worldwide, establishing direct cable connections to 75 countries across five continents, consolidating Portugal’s leading position as the only country that directly connects via deep sea cables to all inhabited continents.

He comments: “We believe that we can play a dynamic role in strengthening connectivity and partnerships between Africa, Europe and the rest of the world, connecting not just the Portuguese speaking world, but bringing continents and countries together through more efficient, more flexible and more secure digital connectivity options.”

For Robert Dunn, CEO of Start Campus, the inclusion of Angola Cables and TelCables Europe to their expanding portfolio of network service providers available on site further strengthens SINES DC’s connectivity options for customers and clients seeking to connect to markets in Brazil, Africa and beyond