To serve the business customers in Brazil and Latin America better, Microsoft has agreed to have fiber optic network capacity on Seaborn’s US-Brazil submarine cable system. BOSTON, MA – September 5, 2014 – Seaborn Networks announced today they have entered into an agreement with Microsoft Corp. for fiber optic network capacity on Seaborn’s US-Brazil submarine cable system. “We are extremely pleased to have Microsoft on board as the foundational customer for Seabras-1. With their full participation in the system, it is clear that Microsoft is highly committed to delivering the best cloud experience and infrastructure in Brazil and all of Latin America. We are delighted that Seabras-1 will play a major role in further enabling their cutting edge consumer and enterprise services in region,” said Larry Schwartz, CEO, Seaborn. Microsoft’s commitment assures the deployment of Seabras-1, a system that will be built with next generation coherent technology to deliver high speed, high capacity and lowest latency telecommunications between New York and São Paulo. Greater capacity between the two continents is...

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