- Tecto’s new Porto Alegre data centre will link directly to V.tal’s Malbec subsea cable, enhancing digital routes between Brazil and Argentina.
- The 20 MW facility, starting with 3 MW in late 2026, supports cloud, enterprise and content workloads while reinforcing Porto Alegre’s role in the Latin American digital ecosystem.
What happened: tecto announced a R$200 million investment in a new Porto Alegre data centre connected to the Malbec subsea cable
Tecto data center announced to invest 200 million reais (about US $38 million) in a new data center called TPOA1 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The data center will be directly connected to the Malbec submarine optical cable developed by V.tal and Meta, which is expected to arrive in Porto Alegre in 2027.
The data center is located in sarandi District, covering an area of 33,000 square meters, with a total installed capacity of 20 megawatts. The first phase of the project is expected to be put into use in the fourth quarter of 2026, 3 megawatts, after which it will be gradually expanded until reaching full load operation.
Instead of building from scratch, Tecto transformed the existing warehouse to meet the standards of high-performance data centers, including providing high reliable connections and supporting key workload. The data center will use zero water consumption closed-loop air cooling system and run with 100% renewable energy, fully reflecting its sustainable development design concept.
The total length of Malbec submarine cable is about 2,500 kilometers, connecting Rio De Janeiro, São Paulo and Buenos Aires. At present, the line extending to Porto Alegre is under construction, which will make it the first submarine cable landing in Rio Grande Dezhou, south of Brazil.
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Why it’s important
Through the direct connection with V.tal’s Malbec submarine optical cable, Porto Alegre can access the international and regional markets in a low latency way, so as to enhance the attraction of the city to cloud services, content distribution networks, enterprise customers and large scale operators.
The investment reflects the growing demand for digital infrastructure in southern South America. In these areas, more perfect network connections can promote economic development, attract high-value technology enterprises, and support emerging technologies such as AI, cloud computing and the Internet of things.
Tecto’s expansion in Porto Alegre has consolidated Brazil’s position as a key digital infrastructure hub in the region by connecting to the submarine optical cable ecosystem that has been connected to the main cities in South America and connecting to the broader land and submarine network operated by V.tal again.
The improvement of network connectivity also coincides with the booming investment in Latin American data centers. Operators are increasing capacity and scale to meet the growing demand for online traffic and computing.
