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Bogotá. (EFE) .- The Colombian scientific community today presented in Bogota the Bella project of academic connectivity between Europe and Latin America through a direct submarine cable connecting the two continents.
The initiative "Building the link of Europe with Latin America (Bella) it includes a dedicated network to research and education of a capacity going up to one terabyte per second
The European Commission is investing 26.5 million euros (about $ 30 million) in this program, including the Continental Networks for Research and Teaching in Europe (Giant) and Latin America (RedClara).
The National Networks of Germany (DFN), France (Renater), Spain (RedIris), the United States (RedClara). Italy (Garr) and Portugal (Germany) also participate (FCCN), Brazil (RNP), Chile (Reuna), Ecuador (Cedia) and the Colombian National Network of Advanced University Technology (Renata).
Implementation The program will end in 2020 and can be used by the community for research over the next 25 years.
"Connecting to the United Network between the two continents via the direct cable spectrum is the most important information in terms of technological infrastructure for the Colombian and Latin American scientific community, "Renata's Executive Director Luz Miriam Díaz said today [19659003] According to Díaz, this initiative will "optimize and strengthen" the development of major collaborative projects between Latin America and Europe.
For his part, Luis Eliécer Cadenas, co-president of the bella consortium and director of the RedClara Executive, which brings together the national networks of research and education of Latin America, stressed the importance of this project for the science in the region.
"This milestone is an essential achievement for the education and research community in America Latina We are opening a channel of direct collaboration with Europe that guarantees the security and quality of service for the many applications that our academics need, "he added. EFE
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