The Capricorn network is inaugurated in Misiones, will provide 100,000 megabytes of Internet connectivity

The inauguration will be held this Monday at Bernardo de Irigoyen, will bring together the governors of Salta, Chacho Formosa and Misiones, as well as important businessmen from Argentina and Brazil. The entry of the missions into the Capricorn network represents for Argentina another point of connectivity to the Internet and will provide some 100,000 megabytes of connectivity, said the president of Marandú Comunicaciones, Marcelo Rodríguez.

Marcelo Rodríguez, President of Marandú Comunicaciones. Radio Libertad

A few hours after the inauguration, Marcelo Rodriguez, head of Marandú Comunicaciones, emphasized the impact that the Camprocornio network will have on the entire region.

He explained that this new network will allow Marandu to lower the price of the internet sold to providers, cable operators and cooperatives, "so it will depend on them to bring down the price of the Internet. internet for the end consumer ".

He said that once the network inaugurated, "for Misiones, it will mean faster speed because we are closer to São Paulo, in addition to megas," he said.

He explained that the Capricorn network is a step ahead of the San Pablo fiber optic in Brazil, which will extend south to Posadas and the Apostles and from there to the coast Chile, through several Argentine provinces.

Five companies from the provinces of Formosa, Chaco, a national company, a Brazilian and Marandú de Misiones are working on the project, said the manager.

"This is an ambitious project with five countries in the zone of influence and 26 million people, Misiones is at the forefront of the telecommunications market in terms of capacity and distribution input throughout the region", he declares.

Today, Argentina connects to the world only from the city of Las Toninas, province of Buenos Aires, by an interoceanic fiber from San Pablo, Brazil.

Although it does not stop taking the capacity of the Internet entrance of Las Toninas, with this network it will be reached, since it is the most direct way from San Pablo, that Misiones has a greater speed of access.

It is estimated that around 26 million people in five countries will benefit from cheap, good-quality Internet access, which will also enable economic growth in these regions to be better connected.

Today, Marandú has 20,000 megabytes of traffic on its network and, with Capricorn, it will enter another 100,000 megabytes, in the first stage.

"This will allow us to access the Internet with cheaper and better quality," he said, highlighting the many benefits this would bring to the user.

The governors of Chaco and Formosa will be present. In addition to Brazilian authorities and entrepreneurs in the communications sector.