Until recently, high-capacity data services passing between the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America have generally taken a very indirect route. But this is set to change thanks to the EllaLink express optical platform, which offers a direct route from Sines in Portugal to Fortaleza in Brazil, powered by Infinera’s state-of-the-art ICE6 800G coherent technology. Since the physical route length contributes almost all the network latency for long-distance routes, EllaLink halves latency compared to existing high-capacity routes while supporting total capacity.