According to the Xinhua News Agency reported from Ecuador Holding Telconet fiberhome telecommunication with China Latamfiberhome cable production plant has been built in Ecuador Guayas province, held a groundbreaking ceremony in the South, it is Ecuador's first cable-manufacturing plant, is also Latin America's biggest cable production plant.
Ecuador Vice President Jorge Glas, Chinese Ambassador to Ecuador Ambassador Wang Yulin attended the foundation stone laying ceremony.
Tomislav Topic Holding Telconet CEO says, "fiber optic cable construction of the factory will provide a solid basis for the country's Internet infrastructure. Not only that, under the technical support of enterprises in China and Ecuador external fiber optic cable outlet can be realized in the future. ”
Under the plan, the fiber-optic cable plant will achieve full capacity operations in 2019, when annual production capacity will reach 1 million core km. Currently, Ecuador will cost 15 million dollars a year importing cable, the plant started production, Ecuador exports valued at $ 20 million per year cable.