Zayo Activates Third Diverse U.S.-Brazil Route on Monet Subsea Cable

New route adds diversity between Miami and São Paulo, helping customers improve resiliency and access Brazil’s growing digital infrastructure ecosystem

Key facts:

• Zayo has activated capacity on the Monet subsea cable system, adding a third diverse U.S.-Brazil route alongside Seabras-1 and GlobeNet.
• The new route expands bandwidth and routing options between major U.S. connectivity hubs and São Paulo, Brazil’s leading financial and digital infrastructure hub.
• The expansion supports growing connectivity demand from cloud and AI providers, multinational enterprises, financial institutions, carriers and content companies operating across the Americas.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As global demand for digital infrastructure continues to expand, Zayo has activated capacity on the Monet subsea cable system, expanding its network with a third diverse route between the U.S. and Brazil. The new route strengthens the Miami-São Paulo corridor, giving customers more resiliency and routing flexibility into one of Latin America’s most important hubs for data centers, cloud infrastructure, and international business.

“Customers are under pressure to move data across regions with more scale and less risk,” said Sowmyanarayan Sampath, CEO of Zayo. “Zayo connects more North American data centers and key markets than any other provider. We're building on our reach by investing in cross-border routes and in-market infrastructure where customers need more capacity, more diversity, and stronger access to growth markets.”

The activation comes as demand for international bandwidth continues to grow across Latin America. According to TeleGeography, international bandwidth demand in the region grew at a 34% compound annual rate from 2020 to 2024. Brazil remains central to that growth, with São Paulo serving as a major center for financial services, cloud infrastructure, and digital services, and a key connectivity point between Latin America and the United States.

Zayo's new Monet activation adds a diverse routing option in the Miami-São Paulo corridor, alongside its existing U.S.-Brazil routes via Seabras-1 and GlobeNet. The route connects directly into Zayo's metro fiber ring in São Paulo, linking key digital infrastructure, including Equinix SP2, SP3 and SP4 data centers, as well as B3, Brazil's principal stock exchange.

This route also connects into Zayo's North American network, providing access to major financial exchanges and corridors, including MIAX Sapphire in Miami and its ultra-low-latency Spread Network connecting Chicago to New York, as well as more than 1,400 data centers, 400 metro markets, and 90,000 on-net enterprise locations.

“Latin America is an important part of the global connectivity landscape, and Brazil sits at the center of that opportunity,” said Alissa Clousing, Managing Director of Zayo Global Reach. “As investment in cloud, AI and digital infrastructure grows across the region, customers need more than a connection between two points. They need diverse international routes, strong local connectivity, and a provider that can bring those capabilities together.”

To learn more about Zayo's global network and connectivity solutions, visit www.zayo.com.

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