EllaLink
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
EllaLink firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- EllaLink
- Legal name
- EllaLink
- Website
- https://ella.link
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
EllaLink industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Submarine Cable Infrastructure and Wholesale Connectivity
- NAICS
- Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)
- SIC
- Communications Services, Nec (4899)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Subsea Cable System Owners & Consortia (Wet Plant Investment) (HDAIALAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Subsea Capacity Wholesale (IRUs, leased capacity, backhaul to landing stations) (HDAIAEAI), Subsea & Terrestrial Backhaul to Data Centers and Cloud On-Ramps (IX/DC Interconnect) (HDAIALAJ)
Keywords
Where EllaLink is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Dublin
- HQ country
- Ireland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
EllaLink business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Capacity / Spectrum Services: Wholesale connectivity solutions including spectrum, wavelength services, and other high-capacity submarine cable products sold to carriers, content providers, research networks, and enterprises on a wholesale bandwidth basis.
- Managed Spectrum: Managed spectrum services providing end-to-end managed capacity across the submarine cable system, offering customers fully managed connectivity solutions beyond basic capacity sales.
- Infrastructure Management: Infrastructure development and management services including turnkey solutions for international connections in new geographies, co-development of cable landing stations, and operation and maintenance of submarine cable infrastructure.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
EllaLink product offering
Product offeringCore offering
EllaLink owns and operates a direct high-capacity submarine fibre-optic cable system connecting Europe and Latin America, offering wholesale capacity, managed spectrum, and infrastructure management services to international carriers, cloud and content providers, research networks, and enterprises. The system delivers up to 100 Tbps across four fibre pairs with seven branching units enabling extensions to additional regions including Morocco, Cabo Verde, Madeira, French Guiana, and Mauritania.
Product overview
EllaLink operates a submarine cable system as its core product—a direct, high-capacity fiber-optic network connecting Europe and Latin America across the Atlantic. The system spans from Sines, Portugal to Fortaleza, Brazil with 100 Tbps capacity across four fiber pairs, extending to additional landing points in Morocco, Cabo Verde, Madeira, French Guiana, and Mauritania through seven branching units. The product portfolio includes Capacity Services (wholesale spectrum and wavelength solutions), Managed Spectrum (operator-managed fiber pair leasing), and Infrastructure Management (turnkey solutions for new geographies). Supporting these is the EllaLink GeoLab scientific monitoring initiative that integrates research sensors into the cable infrastructure.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- EllaLink GeoLab: Open scientific project leading the SMART cables innovation revolution, integrating scientific monitoring tools into the submarine cable system for seismology, marine ecology, and climate science research.
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Products and services
- Capacity Services Wholesale connectivity solutions providing spectrum and wavelength services on the EllaLink submarine cable system for carriers, content providers, research networks, and enterprises requiring high-capacity transatlantic transport between Europe and Latin America.
- Managed Spectrum Managed spectrum services allowing customers to lease dedicated fibre pair capacity across the EllaLink submarine cable system with EllaLink handling operational management, providing an end-to-end managed capacity solution beyond basic spectrum sales.
- Infrastructure Management Infrastructure development and management services including turnkey solutions for international connections in new geographies, leveraging the seven branching units on the EllaLink cable system and capabilities in co-development of cable landing stations.
- EllaLink Submarine Cable System The EllaLink Submarine Cable System is a high-capacity fibre-optic cable providing direct connectivity between Europe (Sines, Portugal) and Latin America (Fortaleza, Brazil), with 100 Tbps capacity across four fibre pairs and seven branching units enabling extensions to Morocco, Cabo Verde, Madeira, French Guiana, and Mauritania. It serves as the underlying infrastructure platform for all of EllaLink's wholesale services.
- EllaLink GeoLab EllaLink GeoLab is an open scientific project leading the SMART (Science Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications) cables innovation revolution, integrating scientific monitoring tools into the submarine cable system to provide real-time seismology, marine ecology, and climate science data.
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 50% latency reduction between Latin America and Europe compared to traditional routes via North America
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use EllaLink
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
EllaLink technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
EllaLink partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Colin ConsultoriaminorEllaLink hired Brazilian consultancy Colin Consultoria, with partner Márcio Lino serving as Senior Advisor for Infrastructure and Business Development in Brazil. The consultancy will support EllaLink's development of new projects in Brazil where demand for connectivity and data transport capacity is rising.
- Telesur (Telecommunicatiebedrijf Suriname)coreTelesur and EllaLink Ireland Limited signed a Letter of Intent making Suriname the first country to formally join the EllaLink Caribbean Gateway, a new high-capacity fibre-optic submarine cable system. The project will provide Suriname with a fully diverse subsea route to global data hubs, reducing dependency on a single corridor, with direct connectivity to Europe via EllaLink's transatlantic system and onward links to Brazil and the United States. The project has a 25-year design life and is aligned with the EU's Global Gateway strategy.
- TelxiuscoreEllaLink and Telxius significantly expanded their network capabilities in Fortaleza, Brazil. EllaLink's cable infrastructure is hosted within Telxius' data centre on an open access basis, with extensive expansion in both space and power to support new developments in northern Brazil. Telxius operates 26 landing stations and data centres worldwide, making it a key infrastructure partner for EllaLink's Americas operations.
- Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN)coreAlcatel Submarine Networks was selected to construct the subsea section of EllaLink's extension to Mauritania. The project includes two fibre pairs using advanced optical technologies such as ROADM WSS branching units. ASN has previously been involved in EllaLink's marine installation and network lighting.
- SPLANG (Collectivité Territoriale de Guyane)coreSPLANG, part of Collectivité Territoriale de Guyane and associated municipalities of French Guiana, awarded EllaLink the establishment of an 8,000 km submarine connection including a new 2,100 km cable extension to Cayenne, French Guiana. The project uses 2 fibre pairs and state-of-the-art optical technologies including ROADM WSS branching unit, with RTD latency of less than 80ms to continental Europe. The project is co-funded by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
- DE-CIXcoreEllaLink and DE-CIX, the world's leading Internet Exchange operator, formed a strategic partnership enabling EllaLink to provide access to the largest carrier and data centre neutral interconnection ecosystem in Southern Europe. DE-CIX provides connectivity to the largest European IX in Frankfurt. The partnership enables companies to make content available on both sides of the Atlantic with increased security and low latency, leveraging EllaLink's direct route between Fortaleza and Sines.
- aicep Global ParquescoreEllaLink partnered with aicep Global Parques to promote the Sines Tech – Innovation & Data Centre Hub in Sines, Portugal. The partnership combines subsea cable landing infrastructure with data centre development to position Sines as a new Atlantic digital hub. EllaLink is the inaugural customer of this hub, which is designed to attract additional cable and data centre investments.
- SATEC GroupminorEllaLink relied on SATEC Group for implementing the Inventory Management System (IMS) from VC4 and setting up network operations. SATEC served as the integrator for an Operations Support System (OSS) project including project governance, supply management, and infrastructure provision, also covering IT Service Management and Fault Management Systems.
- IP Telecom (Grupo IP Telecom)coreEllaLink partnered with IP Telecom to enable Brazilian companies to access the European IP transit ecosystem through EllaLink's connection hubs on both sides of the Atlantic. IP Telecom provides differentiated IP transit access to European content servers and extends transmission from Sines to Lisbon, Madrid, and Marseille, and in Brazil from Fortaleza to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. IP Telecom targets competitive ISPs in Brazil's North and Northeast regions.
- Start CampuscoreEllaLink and Start Campus signed a partnership agreement to strengthen Portuguese international connectivity between Start Campus's hyperscale data centre project SINES 4.0© and Latin America, Europe, and Africa through EllaLink's submarine cable system. The partnership aims to turn Sines into a digital hub of excellence at European level. Start Campus is developing one of Europe's largest hyperscale sustainable data centres with 495MW capacity and €3.5 billion investment.
- EMACOMminorEllaLink and EMACOM launched the EllaLink GeoLab SMART submarine cable initiative, integrating scientific monitoring tools into the EllaLink cable system for real-time seismology, marine ecology, and climate science data collection. EMACOM collaborated with EllaLink, FCT, and GÉANT on this initiative.
- RENTELECOMcoreEllaLink Group closed an agreement with RENTELECOM, a Portuguese public telecommunications network operator, to use dark fibres in Portugal and Spain for data centre interconnection. RENTELECOM offers the largest neutral backbone in Portugal with over 8,100 km of fibre optic cables. EllaLink integrates RENTELECOM's fibres to enhance services from Sines to Madrid and Lisbon, with a protected fibre ring connecting all major data centres of both capital cities.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves12 records
Expansion highlights5 records
EllaLink competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Aqua Comms: Transatlantic subsea cable operator (AEC-1, AEC-2) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EXA Infrastructure — competing head-to-head for wholesale capacity customers between North America and Europe on similar carrier-neutral terms.
- Telxius: Telefónica's submarine-cable infrastructure arm operating BRUSA, Marea, Dunant, and Grace Hopper — the most direct competitor on the Europe–Americas wholesale subsea corridor with overlapping carrier-neutral, open-access positioning.
- Angola Cables: Operator of the SACS and SAIL subsea systems connecting Africa to South America and onward to the US — a direct peer in the wholesale subsea capacity business with comparable carrier-neutral, open-access commercial positioning.
- Seaborn Networks: Independent subsea cable developer and operator of Seabras-1 between the US and Brazil — directly comparable as a wholesale-first cable operator serving content, carrier, and enterprise customers on a transatlantic corridor.
- Hawaiki Submarine Cable: Independent subsea cable operator on the Trans-Pacific route with a similar wholesale, open-access business model and capacity-trading emphasis, now expanding across the Asia-Pacific–US corridor.
Broad incumbents
- Sparkle (TIM Group): Telecom Italia's international wholesale arm operating a global subsea and IP backbone — competes for the same international carrier, content, and OTT traffic on transatlantic and Latin American routes.
- Liberty Networks (Liberty Latin America): Owns and operates subsea capacity in the Caribbean and Latin America (including Cable & Wireless-related systems) — a broader infrastructure incumbent with overlapping routes and customer segments into EllaLink's LatAm landing footprint.
Others
- DE-CIX: World's largest carrier- and data-centre-neutral Internet Exchange operator and an EllaLink partner at Sines/Marseille — adjacent ecosystem participant that monetises traffic exchanged across EllaLink's transatlantic route.
- Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN, Nokia): Tier-1 submarine cable system supplier and EllaLink's existing build partner for wet-plant and Mauritania extension — adjacent ecosystem participant providing system design, marine installation, and cable manufacturing rather than retail capacity.
- Start Campus: Developer of the SINES 4.0© hyperscale data centre (495 MW, €3.5bn) and EllaLink anchor partner at Sines — adjacent ecosystem enabler whose tenant mix directly drives wholesale demand on EllaLink's European landing.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
EllaLink social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
EllaLink financial estimates
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EllaLink leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
EllaLink funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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EllaLink M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about EllaLink
What does EllaLink do?
EllaLink owns and operates a direct high-capacity submarine fibre-optic cable system connecting Europe and Latin America, offering wholesale capacity, managed spectrum, and infrastructure management services to international carriers, cloud and content providers, research networks, and enterprises. The system delivers up to 100 Tbps across four fibre pairs with seven branching units enabling extensions to additional regions including Morocco, Cabo Verde, Madeira, French Guiana, and Mauritania.
Is EllaLink a public or private company?
EllaLink is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was EllaLink founded?
EllaLink was founded in 2012. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is EllaLink based?
EllaLink is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, in the Europe region.
How does EllaLink make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Capacity / Spectrum Services are the primary driver. The others are managed Spectrum and infrastructure Management.
Who are EllaLink's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Aqua Comms, Telxius, Angola Cables, Seaborn Networks and Hawaiki Submarine Cable. Broad incumbents are Sparkle (TIM Group) and Liberty Networks (Liberty Latin America). Others are DE-CIX, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN, Nokia) and Start Campus.
Does EllaLink have an API?
No public API is recorded for EllaLink.
What industry is EllaLink in?
EllaLink's product category is Submarine Cable Infrastructure and Wholesale Connectivity. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAIALAA, Subsea Cable System Owners & Consortia (Wet Plant Investment), with a secondary code of HDAIAEAI, Subsea Capacity Wholesale (IRUs, leased capacity, backhaul to landing stations). Its NAICS code is 517111 and its SIC code is 4899.