For the second consecutive year, EllaLink has received the Global Carrier Award from Capacity Media for "Best Subsea Project of the Year." It's worth noting that EllaLink will enable the creation of a research network between Europe and Latin America throughout the system's lifetime. This project is in collaboration with GÉANT and the National Scientific Computing Unit (FCCN) of the Foundation for Science and Technology.
This renewed recognition at the Capacity Europe 2020 virtual conference recognizes EllaLink's potential, the continued efforts of the team and its partners, and the significant achievements achieved over the past year. The EllaLink system made remarkable progress in 2020 and is scheduled for completion during the first quarter of 2021.
Factors contributing to this award include obtaining a new station in Sines, which will serve as the European gateway to the EllaLink cable system, and also its commitment to providing open access to its products and services, which recently led to the launch of EllaLink GeoLab, a smart submarine cable initiative that aims to provide the scientific community with real-time, accurate and relevant data along the EllaLink cable route under the seabed.
Tom Fryer, Head of International Relations at GÉANT, states that "receiving the award for best submarine project for the second year in a row is recognition of the fact that the EllaLink cable system brings a drastic change to the telecommunications ecosystem between Europe and Latin America, bringing previously unattainable capacities and lower latency, benefiting not only research and educational collaborations between the two regions through the Bella project, but also society at large. A fully deserved award."
