In November 2022, Fibroglobal and the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) signed a protocol, with a view to enhancing the development of scientific research projects, within the scope of the use of submarine telecommunications cables for the study of the detection and early warning of earthquakes and tsunamis. This protocol follows another signed in September 2020 with the Institute of Telecommunications, with similar objectives.

Following Public Tenders and contracts signed with the Portuguese State, Fibroglobal has installed, manages and operates high-speed electronic communications networks in the Central Zone and in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. In the latter, the network includes a submarine fibre optic cable between the islands of Faial, Flores, Corvo and Graciosa. The networks in place have enabled access to high-speed internet and other advanced services such as telemedicine, distance learning and e-government, making an important contribution to removing an obstacle to growth, innovation and social and territorial cohesion and to reducing the so-called "digital divide" that separates these areas from the rest of the country. For more information seehttps://www.fibroglobal.com 

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) is a State Laboratory whose mission is to promote and coordinate scientific research, technological development, innovation and the provision of services in the field of the sea and atmosphere, ensuring the implementation of national strategies and policies in its areas of activity, contributing to economic and social development. being invested in the functions of national authority in the fields of meteorology, aeronautical meteorology, climate, seismology and geomagnetism. For more information seewww.it.pt.

IPMA has established a partnership with the Dom Luiz Institute (IDL) and the Telecommunications Institute (IT) for the creation of the LEA - Listening to the Earth under the Atlantic platform, with a view to researching, developing and implementing geoenvironmental detection methodologies in submarine cables.

Within the scope of the LEA project, it is planned to test one of the new technologies in this field - DAS (Distributed Acoustic Sensing) - which, due to its characteristics, can be particularly useful in seismic monitoring in the Azores, specifically in the area between the Western and Eastern groups of this archipelago.

In this context, Fibroglobal will provide access to optical fibre in the submarine cable that it owns, allowing the installation by IPMA of its measurement equipment, thus enabling the collection of information necessary for the aforementioned research.

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Para mais informações, contactar:
Yasser Omar (Instituto Superior Técnico e Instituto de Telecomunicações):
yasser.omar@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
93-355 26 56

Carlos Oliveira (Fibroglobal)
carlosoliveira@fibroglobal.com
+351966025802