RNP and MCom open public consultation to define contracting model for Connected North pilot project

- 11/02/2021

This initiative is led by MCom, which is supported by RNP in the building of the pilot project, called Infovia 00

The Connected North Program aims to expand the communication infrastructure in the North Region by means of implementation of underwater optical info-ways, under rivers in this region, in order to meet the public policies on telecommunications, education, research, health, defense and the judiciary policies, in addition to expanding the access to the Internet in the region. This initiative is led by the Ministry of Communications, which will be supported by RNP in the building of the pilot project, called Infovia 00, which will connect Macapá to Santarém.

At the moment, RNP, supported by the Ministry of Communications (MCom), wants to hear the opinion of representatives of the telecommunications sector to define the way to contract the company or the consortium which will explore commercially, operate and maintain this pilot project. “Our goal is to receive contributions from all parties interested in Infovia 00, particularly, telecommunications service providers, to help us in this process”, the Engineering and Operations director at RNP, Eduardo Grizendi, highlighted.

All interested to contribute to the process shall go to the public consultation call and submit suggestions and questions to email compras@rnp.br. The deadline is 02/26.

On February 19, from 10 am to 12 pm, RNP promotes a workshop on the main points of the call. The intention is to clear any doubts and explain the most highlighted issues.

The consultation takes two alternatives into account for the contracting of the neutral operator (ON), which can be by means of a bidding process or an open consortium of telecommunications service providers. This neutral operation allows multiple companies to share the same fiber-optic infrastructure, regardless of whether they are competitors in between. For example, the companies can "rent" part of the capacity of the cable to become internet providers.

For further information, go to the document.

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