WANA (Aug 06) – While many countries are still focused on importing technology, Iran has taken a step further by establishing a fiber optic manufacturing plant in Venezuela—bringing advanced technology exports to the heart of Latin America.

 

As part of its policy to expand technology diplomacy and export Iranian technical expertise abroad, Iran’s Minister of Communications announced on Tuesday the inauguration and launch of a fiber optic production facility in Venezuela, built by Iranian knowledge-based companies.

 

Earlier, in a similar effort, Iran and Oman had agreed to establish a new corridor for data and internet transit. The route begins in northern countries such as Russia and Central Asia, passes through Iran, and extends southward to the Persian Gulf, India, and even East Africa. The aim is to transform Iran into a major regional data transit hub, relying on its own domestic infrastructure. The corridor’s initial capacity is 4.5 terabits per second—enough bandwidth for tens of millions of people to stream videos simultaneously in high quality.

 

The Iranian fiber optic factory in Venezuela was launched with a $10 million investment. Its primary purpose is to meet Venezuela’s domestic demand—previously importing about $2 million worth of Iranian fiber optic equipment annually—and to serve as a regional hub for exporting telecommunications equipment to other Latin American countries.

 

According to Amirhossein Mirabadi, head of the International Interactions Center at the Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy, “This is truly a win-win game: the presence of Iranian knowledge-based companies in a region often referred to as the U.S. backyard.”

Images of the leaders of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in the hands of the people of Caracas. A gathering of several thousand in Caracas in support of the Iranian people. Social media/ WANA News Agency