Cirion Prepares Network for Surging Cloud and AI Demands with Ciena’s WaveLogic 6
Set to be first operator to offer 1.6 Tb/s speeds and significant capacity increase across Latin America
HANOVER, Md. – February 19, 2025 –Cirion Technologies, a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, is planning to deploy a suite of Ciena solutions, including WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) – the industry’s first 1.6 Tb/s coherent optical technology. This upgrade will boost Cirion’s network capacity across its expansive terrestrial and submarine networks and includes what is expected to be the first 1.6 Tb/s single carrier wavelength deployments in Latin America.
With over 160 interconnected data centers in more than 60 cities across Latin America, Cirion will leverage Ciena’s WL6e to link key data centers throughout the region, enabling high-capacity, low-latency connectivity that is essential for customers to utilize bandwidth-intensive applications, such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and streaming services.
“Ciena is at the forefront of optical innovation, consistently advancing its technology to meet our business requirements. Following our successful deployment of WaveLogic 5, it has become evident that further upgrading our network with WaveLogic 6 is a critical next step,” said Alejandro Girardotti, Senior Director, Product, Innovation and Strategic Alliances, Cirion Technologies. “Ciena’s solutions will enable us to cater to our customers’ evolving needs effectively and adapt seamlessly to the rapid adoption of cloud, AI demands, and other emerging technologies, while maximizing network efficiency and sustainability.”
Cirion recently announced plans to upgrade the SAC East submarine cable, which connects St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands to Brazil, delivering a significant increase in channel speed up to 1.2 Tb/s with WL6e. Additionally, Cirion will light its new SAC-2 submarine route, part of the state-of-the-art Firmina subsea system, spanning 14,517km across multiple segments to connect the United States, Brazil, and Argentina. This deployment will utilize Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme submarine network solution with the 6500 optical platform and RLS Submarine Line Terminating Equipment (SLTE).The 6500 will be powered by WL6e, enabling 800Gb/s and 1.2 Tb/s connectivity across 10,975km and 2,500km segments of this cable, respectively. For terrestrial segments, WL6e will enable Cirion to deploy 1.6 Tb/s wavelengths across its metro DCI and backhaul networks.
“Cirion is an established leader throughout Latin America, driving innovation and delivering reliable connectivity solutions to its customers,” said Gustavo Castello, Director of Strategic International Accounts, Ciena. “With Ciena’s coherent optical technology, Cirion is strengthening its ability to drive greater network efficiencies and supporting its commitment to deploying greener, more scalable infrastructures, and paving the way for a more sustainable digital future.”
Cirion will also deploy Ciena’s coherent aggregation routers 8110, 8112, and 8114 to offer advanced routing capabilities and high-speed flexible aggregation. Additionally, Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite will provide comprehensive network management and control capabilities, including Liquid Spectrum analytics, to efficiently monitor, configure and optimize its multi-layer network for enhanced performance and reliability.
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Cirion is a leading pan-regional digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of colocation, cloud infrastructure, and terrestrial and subsea fiber network services. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. The Company owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
Cirion Reinforces Its Commitment to Security on International Data Privacy Day
The company’s experts emphasize the need for a dual approach that involves not only adopting new security and privacy tools but also raising user awareness. Nearly half of organizations input confidential information into generative AI applications.
Buenos Aires, January 28, 2025. In the era of digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI), the challenge of safeguarding the vast amount of information circulating in the virtual world is becoming increasingly critical. International Data Privacy Day, celebrated every January 28, aims to raise awareness among citizens about the importance of protecting their privacy in their online experiences.
In this context, experts from Cirion Technologies, a leading provider of digital infrastructure and technology in Latin America, propose a dual approach that combines user education with the adoption of tools to ensure the highest possible level of protection.
The need for companies to develop strategies that reassure their customers and users is accelerating. A Cisco study highlights that 94% of organizations believe their customers would not buy from them if they failed to protect data adequately.
Cultural factors play a key role: although 95% of companies believe the benefits of investing in privacy outweigh the costs, according to the same study, habits, customs, and uncertainties persist that undermine results. Specifically, 48% of organizations input non-public company information into GenAI applications, and, according to the International Association of Privacy Professionals, only 29% of consumers find it easy to understand how well a company protects their personal data.
In response to this phenomenon, more organizations are opting for hosted security services and entrusting data protection to providers like Cirion. For example, last September, Cirion signed a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) agreement with Radware, a global leader in application security and multicloud delivery solutions.
This complements the end-to-end layered solutions already offered by the company: from mitigating Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks at the outer edge to Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) strategies to ensure secure connectivity for remote users with applications, including Web Application and API Protection (WAAP), next-generation perimeter firewalls, control tools that allow organizations to visualize their landscape and analyze the state of their security, and their unified SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) solution.
Additionally, Cirion operates three Security Operations Centers (SOCs) located in Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, staffed with specialized resources and extensive expertise. These SOCs monitor all security events across the region, from Miami to Tierra del Fuego, and provide solutions to protect organizations’ digital assets, including, of course, users’ personal data.
“While this is an excellent opportunity to raise visibility on the topic, data privacy protection is not limited to a special date—it must be an ongoing priority,” said Miguel Rodriguez, Chief Information Security Officer at Cirion Technologies. “Our commitment, therefore, is to ensure automated protection, faster mitigation, and improved accuracy in detecting potential intrusions into users’ private data, while also ensuring that all these tools are effective so organizations can continue focusing on innovating and delivering better digital experiences to their customers,” he concluded.
About Cirion:
Cirion is a leading pan-regional digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of colocation, cloud infrastructure, and terrestrial and subsea fiber network services. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. The Company owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
Cirion reinforces its commitment to sustainable growth and to the creation of a positive impact in its Latin America communities, while tracking progress against targets.
MIAMI, FL, December, 19, 2024 – Cirion Technologies today released its second Sustainability Report, which highlights the company’s ESG goals, sustainable practices, progress and its continued commitment to sustainability, ethical governance, and positive social impact.
Cirion’s 2023 Sustainability Report follows recognized international standards, such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.
“Our ESG strategy not only involves reducing socio-environmental impact, but also the creation and commitment to a sustainable, inclusive business model, aligned with our corporate values and business integrity standards,” stated Facundo Castro, CEO of Cirion Technologies. “Building on the foundations laid in our first report, we have made significant progress in key areas, demonstrating our dedication to integrating sustainability across all facets of our operations.”
Cirion’s ESG commitments and achievements:
Carbon Footprint Reduction: Achieved a 17% reduction in carbon footprint through strategic investments in renewable energy and optimization of telecommunications nodes and Data Centers.
Increased Renewable Energy Use: Increased the use of renewable energy from 40% to 62% over the past year, reinforcing commitment to sustainability.
Decarbonization Roadmap: Actively working on defining a decarbonization roadmap and setting science-based reduction targets aligned with global climate goals.
Scope 3 Baseline Calculation: Completed the Scope 3 baseline calculation as a standalone company, encompassing the entire value chain, to better understand and manage indirect emissions.
Diversity and Inclusion: Promoted diversity and inclusion through mentorship programs and leadership development workshops, as well as empowering underrepresented groups.
Ethics and Integrity: Maintained a strong commitment to ethics and integrity, guided by strong corporate values, compliance, and anti-corruption programs.
Governance Structures: Ensured robust governance structures to uphold the highest ethical standards and operate in a transparent and responsible manner.
These commitments underscore Cirion’s dedication to integrating key ESG principles into its business model and operations, driving sustainable growth, and delivering value to stakeholders.
We remain focused on advancing our sustainability goals, upholding our corporate values, and delivering stakeholder value to help shape a future that is both innovative and committed to environmental and social responsibility.
About Cirion
Cirion is a leading pan-regional digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of colocation, cloud infrastructure, and terrestrial and subsea fiber network services. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. The Company owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
Cirion Expands its Fiber Optic Network in Mexico Connecting Queretaro to Mexico City
With this new underground fiber duct, Cirion’s infrastructure and network expansion offers customers faster and enhanced connectivity options.
MIAMI, FL. – December, 10, 2024 –Cirion Technologies, a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider in Latin America, continues to expand its fiber network in Mexico, with a new AI-ready fiber duct, enhancing our connectivity between Mexico City and Querétaro. This expansion aims to provide state-of-the-art infrastructure to our customers, who require dedicated connectivity, IT infrastructure, and cloud presence in the region.
After signing a strategic agreement with Gold Data, Cirion is expanding its presence connecting data hubs in Mexico City and Queretaro. This move strengthens our AI-ready infrastructure by securing an underground duct, which will be used to expand Cirion’s fiber network in the region.
“This highlights Cirion’s continued efforts to increase its investments in fiber infrastructure, in order to address its customers ever-expanding needs,” commented Diego Mahecha, EVP of Corporate Development at Cirion Technologies. “We trust this new route will allow us to effectively address our customers’ specific needs for dedicated access as well as strengthen our network redundancy in this important region in Mexico”.
Additionally, Cirion invested in new metropolitan networks with state-of-the-art optical technology to triple the size of the current footprint and bring fiber connectivity to new locations in three cities, including 73 km metropolitan rings in Guadalajara,~200 km in Monterrey, and +260 km in Mexico City.
Cirion’s national ring in Mexico currently spans approximately +4,260 km and is connected by international routes in Monterrey. The Cirion PAC (Pan-American Crossing) submarine cable system also connects Mexico with Los Angeles, CA in the United States, as well as Costa Rica and Panama in Central America.
“We understand the importance of expanding and renewing our infrastructure to provide high-quality services to our customers through fast and secure connections. Cirion will continue investing in the region to support business growth and government initiatives,” said Leonardo Barbero, President of the Connectivity Business Unit, at Cirion Technologies. “This reaffirms our commitment to the development of our network, not only in Mexico but in the region.”
About Cirion
Cirion is a leading pan-regional digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of colocation, cloud infrastructure, and terrestrial and subsea fiber network services. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. The Company owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
South American Crossing-2 (SAC-2) complements Cirion’s existing subsea cable system, offering a unique and robust, ultra-low latency Atlantic solution
MIAMI, FL, November 12, 2024 –Cirion Technologies, a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider in Latin America, today announced the South American Crossing-2 (SAC-2) Route, a new wholly diverse and resilient Atlantic subsea route expanding fiber connectivity between Latin America and North America.
This new route, forms part of the state-of-the-art Firmina subsea system and complements Cirion’s existing SAC (South American Crossing) and MAC (Mid Atlantic Crossing) cables. SAC-2 offers complete diversity from existing Atlantic systems and from traditional landing points in Florida and New York. The route will include a landing in Praia Grande, Brazil and span from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on the East Coast of the U.S. to Cirion’s carrier neutral cable landing station in Las Toninas, Argentina. SAC-2 is expected to be ready for service in Q1 2025.
The cable system was designed to provide a new route between the U.S., Argentina and Brazil, as well as critical locations throughout Latin America, and will allow for a significant expansion of bandwidth capacity.
Benefits of the SAC-2 cable:
Diversity of Routes and Landing Points: Cirion now offers two redundant routes between the U.S. and Brazil, in addition to two redundant routes extending to Argentina.
Ultra-low Latency Connectivity: These cables bolster the resilience of Cirion’s network, ensuring robust and low latency connectivity spanning the Americas.
Increased Capacity and Efficiency: The SAC-2 express route enables significant efficiencies on the current network, and meaningfully increases the throughput capacity of Cirion’s subsea fiber services for customers.
Business Opportunities: Together, these new routes will increase international connectivity and are expected to boost the digital economy, opening new opportunities for businesses.
“We are excited to join Google on the Firmina cable system and officially launch SAC-2, which demonstrates our commitment to delivering ultra-low latency, enhanced diversity and high-capacity networking across the Americas for our customers and partners,” said Facundo Castro, Chief Executive Officer of Cirion Technologies.
“We are delighted to launch our second Atlantic subsea route – a testament to Cirion’s rapidly growing business, amidst the continued proliferation of the cloud and the rapid onset of artificial intelligence. By providing a new and diverse route, we believe SAC-2 will further support the burgeoning demand for data services,” commented Leonardo Barbero, President, Connectivity business unit at Cirion.
Cirion’s total network spans over 65,000 miles (~105,000 km) of submarine and long-haul / metro terrestrial fiber, 18 cable landing stations and six key subsea systems: South American Crossing (SAC), Mid Atlantic Crossing (MAC), Pan-American Crossing (PAC), Cook’s Crossing (CC), Trans-Andean Crossing (TAC), and now South American Crossing 2 (SAC-2). Cirion also has a Tier-1 international IP network offering direct Internet connectivity to major carriers and ISPs. Together with its network infrastructure, Cirion provides critical, end-to-end connectivity within key Latin American regions and to and from the United States, offering a wide range of capacity, colocation and security services across the region.
About Cirion
Cirion is a leading pan-regional digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of colocation, cloud infrastructure, and terrestrial and subsea fiber network services. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
The LIM2 Data Center will connect the country’s main companies with large connectivity providers, public clouds and content distributors.
Lima, November 6, 2024.Cirion Technologies, a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider in Latin America, promises to bring Peruvian and Multinational companies closer to hyperscale cloud service providers, connectivity companies and content distributors through their business ecosystem, hosted in the second Data Center the company is building in Lurín.
“This Data Center – known as LIM2 – is a milestone for Peru, not only because of its innovative design, but also because of the cutting-edge technologies implemented thereof. LIM2 was designed to integrate innovative solutions from its inception, providing an infrastructure not available in the Peruvian market until now”, says Juan José Calderón, Data Center Business Manager at Cirion.
Cirion’s new Tier III data center will have 6 modules and ~1,440 racks. Built on a 23,000 square meter lot in Lurín, and with 20 megawatts guaranteed power. Cirion recently announced investments above US$300 million in its network infrastructure and data centers in Latin America, being Peru and Chile the first beneficiaries of this initiative, followed by Brazil with a new ~80MW data center in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Some advantages of Cirion LIM2 new data center:
Interconnected Ecosystem
One of the great advantages of the new Data Center located in Lurín is its integration within a broad Data Center Ecosystem. “It is not an isolated facility, but part of Cirion’s network of more than 18 carrier-neutral Data Centers in Latin America,” explained Calderón. This brings new business opportunities for LIM2-hosted companies.
Cirion’s current data center in Surco (LIM1) hosts the technological platforms of more than 400 leading domestic and international enterprises. Within this portfolio, Cirion has the endorsement of the main Peruvian companies across all sectors of the economy, as well as telcos and connectivity providers.
Additionally, the new Data Center incorporates cutting-edge technology that will enable serving companies with a global presence such as hyperscalers, cloud service facilitators and content generators. Therefore, those companies opting for LIM2 will have access to this entire business ecosystem.
Technological Innovation
Cirion’s brand new Data Center was conceived with cutting-edge technologies, not available in the Peruvian market until now. “We are ready to tackle the market’s current and future demands,” said Calderón.
LIM2 is a Tier III N+2 Catcher data center; i.e., it has greater redundancy as it provides two additional components to cover any failure and an extra security layer is delivered, ensuring continuous and stable operation. This is the infrastructure type Hyperscalers are after.
Automation, AI, and management systems are also being used to expedite responses to unexpected events.
Carrier-neutral Connectivity
LIM2 stands out for being a carrier-neutral Data Center, prepared to receive all local and international telcos and/or providers of these services. This feature is essential in Peru, since it’s available only in a few data centers.
“It gives customers greater potential for connectivity, reaching a much broader audience. In addition, it significantly increases Data Center redundancy and availability” added Calderón.
Module-specific and customized dashboard
LIM2 is designed to allow for sustained and adaptable growth, with a module-specific design that allows customization to specific customer needs, ensuring installation flexibility.
Energy sustainability and efficiency
Caring for the environment has become increasingly relevant in recent years and data center are top energy consumers to cool their infrastructures. Committed to sustainability, LIM2 uses technologies aiming at energy efficiency levels comparable to the most modern Data Centers in the world, with a market-leading PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness).
Its Box-in-a-box design scheme – which involves creating an enclosure within another – provides the Data Center with two isolation layers from the outside. This form of construction enables more efficient power consumption, in addition to providing greater security.
LIM2 has already started the process to achieve the most rigorous international certifications in the data center sector. “We are committed to maintaining the highest industry standards, extending our existing certifications in other data centers to this new facility,” concluded Calderón.
LIM2 is scheduled to open in Q1 2025. This Data Center is positioned as a strategic point for innovation and business growth in Peru and Latin America, consolidating Cirion Technologies as a fundamental pillar in the region’s digital infrastructure.
About Cirion
Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves more than 5,500 Latin American and multinational clients, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, operators, ISPs, and other leading companies. Cirion owns and operates a portfolio of its own networks and data centers, with extensive coverage throughout the Latin American region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com
