The terrestrial phase of the BELLA Programme (BELLA-T), in charge of completing the infrastructure of the terrestrial optic fiber network of RedCLARA, will launch the BELLA-T005 tender in March, with which it will finalize the acquisition of the telecommunications equipment and necessary services to finish the project.
Upon completing the infrastructure of the terrestrial optic fiber network of RedCLARA, BELLA will provide a significant improvement of the backbone for research and education in Latin America. This improvement will ensure a huge advance in transcontinental capacity across the region and, through synergies with the National Research and Education networks of South America, will enhance capillarity and equal access to intercontinental services for all end users.
To date, these have been the bids published by BELLA-T:
|
Tender |
Reach |
Lot |
Award Date |
Provider |
|
BELLA-T001 |
Telecommunications Infraestructure and Services |
Lot 9 Tulcan (Ecuador) – Ipiales (Colombia) |
December 27, 2019 |
UFINET ECUADOR UFIEC S.A. e UFINET COLOMBIA |
|
BELLA-T001 |
Telecommunications Infraestructure and Services |
Lots 1 and 2 La Serena – Copiapó and Copiapó -Antofagasta |
December 27, 2019 |
TELEFÓNICA Chile |
|
BELLA-T001 |
Telecommunications Infraestructure and Services |
Lot 17 Porto Alegre (Brazil) - Buenos Aires (Argentina) |
April 27, 2020 |
CenturyLink Chile S.A CenturyLink Argentina S.A Centurylink Comunicações Do Brasil Ltd |
|
BELLA-T002 |
Telecommunications Infraestructure and Services |
Lot 1 Buenos Aires (Argentina) – Santiago (Chile) |
December 27, 2019 |
SILICA NETWORKS CHILE S.A. |
|
BELLA-T003 |
Routing Equipment
|
Routing Equipment |
December 27, 2019 |
NOVOMERC LATIN AMERICA LTD., |
The following tender is in the final stage of contract negotiation:
|
BELLA-T004 |
Optical Equipment
|
South Lot Routing Equipment |
