US data center firm MDC has been selected to develop two cable landing stations (CLS) in Mexico.

The Manta consortium—comprising Liberty Networks, Gold Data, and Sparkle—has announced the selection of MDC Data Centers as its strategic partner for the landing of the new Manta submarine cable system in Mexico.

Under this agreement, MDC will design, build, and operate two CLS in the coastal cities of Cancún and Veracruz.

Each site will be designed for scalable growth, allowing for a capacity of up to 5MW per location, developed in 1MW modules.

First announced in 2023, the 5,600km Manta cable will offer 20Tbps per fiber pair and will land in six points across the four countries.

The cable is also set to land in Maria Chiquita, Panama; Cartagena, Colombia; and Miami and San Blas in Florida. Manta is set to be operational by 2027.

Juan Salazar, CEO of MDC, noted that the company is extending its successful neutral interconnection model from the northern border to the Mexican coast.

For Liberty Networks and Gold Data, this partnership is essential for enabling future-ready network environments. “This partnership reinforces our commitment to creating a seamless path from the submarine landing point to Mexico’s broader digital ecosystem,” said Renato Tradardi, CEO of Gold Data.

MDC Data Centers (formerly McAllen Data Centers) currently operates seven facilities along the US-Mexico border in McAllen (x2, including the recently acquired Chase Tower carrier hotel), Laredo, Eagle Pass, and El Paso in Texas; Nogales in Arizona; San Diego, California.

Further facilities in Calexico, California, and Brownsville, Texas, are planned, as is one in Querétaro, Mexico.

This piece was automatically translated from DCD's Spanish site and edited by a member of DCD's editorial staff.