Originally posted on TeleSemana.

C3ntro Telecom’s Tikva project aims to develop networks in an area that has been neglected in terms of infrastructure.

A 2,500-kilometer fiber optic network directly connecting Querétaro, Mexico, with Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Along its route, it will connect different states and towns on both sides of the border. It will also connect data centers whose services are in high demand by various industries undergoing digital transformation. C3ntro Telecom is the company taking on this deployment and, with an investment of more than $200 million, seeks to provide western Mexico with high-level connectivity to also take advantage of the nearshoring process underway in the country.

The Mexican company offers technology and telecommunications services. With 30 years of experience, its executives recognized there was a gap to be filled. To fill that gap, they embarked on the Tikva project, as part of an initiative that began eight years ago when they noticed “A great need for more robust fiber networks in Mexico. There were few networks, which had little density and were of poor quality and old. And we began investing in the infrastructure, specifically deploying fiber optic rings in the 10 most important cities in Mexico. We created a completely new network, with the latest technology,” Simón Masri Askenazi, founder and president of C3ntro Telecom, told TeleSemana.com.

The decision to build a network aimed to serve various market segments and connect data centers, both with high bandwidth demands. Once completed, the infrastructure will operate as a neutral network so all interested parties can use it.

A few of the cities this network will cross through include: Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Querétaro, Puebla, Morelia, Cancún, La Ribera Maya, and León, all of which will benefit from a significant improvement in quality. The heart of this project will be located in Querétaro, and for good reason, as Mexico aims to make this area a nearshoring hub.

“The city of Queretaro is the development hub for all the world’s largest data centers, which have identified and invested heavily in the region. Each has established three data centers because it’s an area that empowers hyperscalers,” the executive added.

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