Telefónica improves connectivity for IAC observatories on Tenerife and La Palma

Telefónica installed a new redundant fibre optic network for the IAC astrophyical observatories on Tenerife and La Palma. This increases communication reliability.

Telefónica completed the expansion of telecommunications infrastructure connecting the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC) observatories on Tenerife and La Palma. The project involved deploying a new redundant fibre optic network. This means the system automatically switches to a second connection if one fails. This ensures continuous operation.

The new network is critical for scientific research at these sites. It enables stable transmission of large amounts of data from telescopes. The investment covers both islands. This improves the overall resilience of the scientific infrastructure against telecommunications failures.

For IAC scientists and staff, this means greater data security. It prevents transmission interruptions during cable failures. For the general public on the islands, there is no direct impact on commercial services. This indicates investment in technical infrastructure on the islands.