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Guatemala Launch Event

Guatemala, April 24, 2001. Sensational music and exquisite food were just some of the things that made Emergia's Guatemala launch event a huge success.

The Emergia network launch event was held on April 24, 2001 in La Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala at the lovely Casa Santo Domingo. The event featured a presentation on the completion of the Emergia high capacity fiber optic network as well as music from the "Fernando Perez y su Latin Jazz Band".

The guests included operators and companies in the telecommunications industry and various dignitaries from the region.

This event was held to celebrate the Launch of Emergia in Guatemala and the region.

Emergia has completed an approximately 25,000 kilometer network, offering speed of light connection with a self-healing ring.

The network, now in service and fully operational, represents an investment of $US 1.3 billion and will provide services to telecoms and Internet providers via an open and unrestricted access network connecting the main cities of the Americas: Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Lima, Guatemala City, San Juan and Miami.



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