Sparkle expanded its network in Chile today by activating a new Point of Presence (PoP) at the Ascenty data center campus in Santiago. The site—Sparkle’s third PoP in the capital and fourth in the country—adds new route diversity and strengthens the operator’s South American footprint. The new node integrates directly with Sparkle’s global Tier-1 IP backbone, Seabone (AS6762), and features a 400GbE-enabled platform for IP transit, capacity, and security services.
The PoP leverages the Curie submarine cable for direct, low-latency connectivity between Chile and California, while also tying into other major subsea assets such as Monet, Seabras-1, and the forthcoming Manta system on the Atlantic side. These combined paths create alternative north–south routes between the U.S. and South America, providing improved redundancy for service providers, enterprises, and OTT platforms.
Customers at the new PoP can access IP transit, capacity, DDoS protection, and Sparkle’s Virtual NAP service, which offers remote access to leading IXPs without local build-out. With the addition, Sparkle now operates 54 PoPs across the Americas, including locations in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and the United States.
• Third Sparkle PoP in Santiago and fourth in Chile
• Located at Ascenty’s data center hub; equipped with 400GbE router
• Integrated with Sparkle’s Seabone (AS6762) Tier-1 global backbone
• Supports IP transit, capacity, DDoS protection, and Virtual NAP
• Uses Curie cable for Chile–U.S. low-latency transport; also tied into Monet, Seabras-1, and Manta
• 54 total PoPs across the Americas
“Sparkle strengthens its leadership in Latin America, offering a robust and secure global network ready to support the growing demand for international connectivity,” the company stated.
🌐 Analysis
Sparkle’s new Santiago PoP aligns with a broader trend of operators expanding Latin American edge infrastructure as regional data center investment accelerates. The addition strengthens Sparkle’s competitive position against peers like Lumen, Telxius, and GlobeNet, each of whom has also been adding capacity and security capabilities along major Pacific and Atlantic subsea corridors. Diversified routing via Curie and upcoming systems such as Manta positions Sparkle to serve growing cloud, content, and AI-driven workloads moving between South America and the U.S.
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