CABASE restructures to build Argentina's AI infrastructure edge
Argentina is moving from connectivity-first to a full-stack infrastructure model that serves AI workloads. CABASE has turned its Carriers Committee into the new Carriers, Datacenters, and Infrastructure for AI Committee and set up a collaborative workspace to coordinate industry, energy, and policy stakeholders.
The message is clear: high-capacity, low-latency networks are necessary, but so are energy, compute, and storage at scale. The goal is to prepare the country to become an AI infrastructure hub, not just a downstream consumer.
What changed and why it matters
The new committee connects carriers, datacenters, energy providers, platforms, and technology vendors under one agenda. It recognizes that mega data centers and GPU clusters demand an integrated stack: resilient fiber, stable and clean energy, and efficient cooling.
CABASE highlights Argentina's location, energy potential, favorable climate, and skilled workforce as key advantages. The plan is to turn those strengths into large-scale deployments that support AI training and inference at regional scale.
Who is already at the table
The kickoff meeting included representatives from companies and organizations across the stack:
- Cirion, Metrotel, Skyonline
- Nokia, Telecom, Padtec
- Finning CAT
- Silica Networks
- Antel, Fecosur
- Datawaves
- Embassy of Canada in Argentina
The scope will expand to bring in more datacenters, carriers, energy companies, technology providers, and platforms. The focus is growth, jobs, and a stronger national footprint for AI infrastructure.
Objectives for the next decade
- Survey, diagnose, and plan national connectivity for AI: submarine cables, backbone networks, and interconnection.
- Map datacenter capacity needs: space, power, cooling, interconnect density, and GPU-ready designs.
- Plan energy requirements and grid coordination to match large continuous loads with clean supply.
- Promote public policies and incentives that unlock private investment in core digital infrastructure.
- Prioritize sustainability: efficient facilities (PUE/WUE), renewable energy, and climate-aware site selection.
Regional context
Brazil and Chile have led hyperscale deployments in South America due to stable policy frameworks and sustained investment. CABASE's move is a direct push to close that gap by leveraging Argentina's energy availability, cooling-friendly climate, and talent base.
The aim is to compete for future AI data centers and the ecosystems that form around them: IXPs, cloud regions, edge nodes, and specialized service providers.
Signal to the market: Stargate Argentina
A potential investment by Sur Energy and OpenAI in the Stargate Argentina project-targeting a mega AI data center in Patagonia-puts the spotlight on power delivery, transmission, and network preparation. If it proceeds, it would be one of the region's largest tech investments.
The new committee is positioned as the coordinating body to ready local networks, data centers, and the energy matrix to support such deployments.
Practical takeaways for IT, network, and data teams
- Design for low latency and high throughput: 400G/800G upgrades, segment routing, EVPN, and dense peering at IXPs.
- Place workloads near clean energy and strong transmission nodes; plan for load shaping and multi-hour power commitments.
- Engineer for GPU clusters: high-density power, liquid cooling options, and strict availability targets.
- Measure efficiency early: PUE, WUE, heat reuse opportunities, and lifecycle carbon for hardware refresh cycles.
- Plan for data locality and cross-border flows; align storage, backup, and DR with regional regulatory requirements.
- Engage with the CABASE workspace to influence standards, interconnect growth, and policy that impacts your deployments.
How to engage
Organizations interested in contributing to connectivity, datacenter build-outs, and energy coordination can connect with CABASE for working sessions and next steps. Details and updates are available on the chamber's website.
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