22 July 2025
Angola Cables has announced a strategic partnership with Portuguese firm MEO Wholesale Solutions aimed at significantly enhancing global connectivity.
Together, they are developing a high-capacity digital ‘super corridor’ designed to provide direct access for European businesses to markets across the United States, South America, and Africa. This ambitious project will strengthen the interconnection of MEO’s extensive data centre networks and expand its telecommunications services worldwide by leveraging Angola Cables’ robust subsea cable infrastructure and data centre assets.
The collaboration also seeks to establish a direct link between MEO’s data centres in Portugal and Angola Cables’ facility in Fortaleza, Brazil, utilising the South Atlantic ring of submarine cables. This connection will create an integrated Atlantic digital ecosystem that enables seamless data transfer across continents, supporting enterprise needs and global operators alike. The initiative aims to facilitate faster, more efficient transit of digital traffic from Europe to South America, Africa, and North America, with Portugal serving as a strategic entry and exit point. This network will especially benefit Portuguese-speaking communities on both sides of the Atlantic, ensuring content and services are delivered swiftly and reliably.
According to Samuel Carvalho, Angola Cables’ Chief Marketing Officer, the project will engineer a ‘super business corridor,’ leveraging existing submarine cables connecting Lisbon to the Americas. He explained that this optical link will support rapid data delivery, enabling content providers and enterprises to meet growing demands for high-speed, low-latency digital services across multiple regions.
Ana Carla Sousa, director of MEO Wholesale Solutions, emphasised that the partnership marks a crucial step in positioning Portugal as a leading digital hub within Europe. It will provide access to a vast network of over 66 data centres globally and over 930 data centres combined, including more than 500 cloud connection points, all interconnected through high-performance virtual networks.
Both companies are committed to sharing business models and developing joint services that capitalise on their combined infrastructure. By doing so, they aim to create new commercial opportunities and strengthen their roles in the global digital economy. Carvalho highlighted the importance of this alliance in supporting Portugal’s ambition to become a strategic gateway for digital traffic between Europe, the Americas, and Africa, ultimately fostering innovation and economic growth in the region.
