Digital infrastructure company V.tal is developing a new subsea cable linking Brazil to the US.

The firm recently announced the deployment of a new international submarine cable, Synapse, which will connect Tuckerton, New Jersey (United States), to the city of São Paulo.

In Brazil, the 320Tbps cable will have an anchor point in Praia Grande, on the coast of São Paulo, as well as a new terrestrial fiber optic route that will connect to the capital.

Construction is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2026, with completion estimated between 2029 and 2030.

The 9,700 km,16-fiber-pair system will also include a future Branching Unit (BU) in Fortaleza, Ceará, potentially adding approximately 460 kilometers to the main route.

The branch will allow direct connection to Mega Lobster, Tecto's newly opened 20MW data center.

V.tal CEO Felipe Campos said the new submarine cable is a strategic investment to strengthen the digital connection between Brazil and the United States. According to him, the initiative integrates submarine, terrestrial, and data center infrastructure, forming a platform considered robust, scalable, and prepared to meet future demands.

Tuckerton is the landing point for V.tal's existing GlobeNet cable. The 23,500km system, launched in 2000, runs from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to the US via Venezuela, Colombia, Bermuda, and Florida.

V.tal's GlobeNet operates a landing station in Tuckerton at 376 E Main Street. AT&T owns and operates a CLS nearby at 17 Cable Drive that hosted the now decommissioned TAT-14 system.

Owned by BTG Pactual Infrastructure Fund II, the current V.tal was formed after BTG merged wholesale telecom operator GlobeNet with Oi’s fiber-optic infrastructure assets unit. Tecto was launched in 2024 after infrastructure firm V.tal spun its data centers into a new unit.

In Brazil, V.tal currently has two live data centers in Fortaleza and one in Rio de Janeiro. The company is also planning a new facility in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and has plans for a facility in São Paulo.

In Santana de Parnaíba, in the state of São Paulo, the company is developing a 200MW data center scheduled to start operating in 2027.

Internationally, the company has a site in Barranquilla, Colombia, comprising two operational data centers.

V.tal also has a number of subsea cable investments in the region and thousands of miles of terrestrial fiber.

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