Millicom, a Latin American telecommunications company, has signed a long-term commercial agreement with digital infrastructure provider Trans Americas Fiber System (TAFS), to expand its international network capacity across Central America.
The deal is tied to TAM-1, a submarine cable project spanning roughly 7,000 KMs across the Americas. The system is designed to connect the United States, the Eastern Caribbean, Central America, and parts of South America, with each fiber pair supporting at least 18 Tbps of capacity as detailed in a press release.
Under the agreement, Millicom will use TAFS’s open-access, carrier-neutral infrastructure to increase international connectivity and add capacity to its regional network. The project goal is to improve resilience and scalability as demand for data services continues to grow in Central America.
Alejandro Guerrero, VP, Strategic Operations & Wholesale Solutions, Millicom, said, “We are excited to announce our strategic involvement in TAM-1, part of the Trans Americas Fiber System. This platform will link North, Central, and South America as well as the Caribbean in one unified, high-capacity platform that replaces aging infrastructure and meets the growing demand for bandwidth.”
Julio Bran, CEO, TAFS, said, “This partnership represents a significant step forward in delivering world-class, future-ready solutions across the region. By providing scalable, high-performance access, we aim to help enable economic development, digital inclusion, and long-term technological progress in Central America.”
TAM-1 is structured in two main segments there is the northern route that links Hollywood, Florida with Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. A southern segment runs from Vero Beach, Florida to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with additional branches to Puerto Rico, Panama, Costa Rica, and Colombia.
Millicom will provide additional route diversity, redundancy, and capacity for its operations, supporting more stable and lower-latency services for customers across multiple markets, including operators, enterprises, and government users. The project is intended to support broader digital infrastructure development across the region.