Company: LILA
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001712184-25-000031
Chunk: 57

Company: Liberty Latin America Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 57
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increasing the number of nodes in our markets;

◦increasing the bandwidth of our hybrid fiber coaxial cable networks;

◦converting analog channels to digital;

◦bonding additional DOCSIS 3.0 channels and adding DOCSIS 3.1 channels;

◦replacing copper lines with modern fiber optic lines; and

◦using digital compression technologies.

•freeing spectrum for high-speed internet, VoD and other services by encouraging customers to move from analog to digital services;

•increasing the efficiency of our networks by moving head-end functions (encoding, transcoding and multiplexing) to cloud storage systems;

•enhancing our network to accommodate further business services;

•using our wireless technologies to extend services outside of the home;

•offering remote access to our video services through laptops, smart phones and tablets;

•expanding the availability of next generation decoder and set-top boxes and related products, as well as developing and introducing online media sharing and streaming or cloud-based video; and

•testing new technologies.

We are engaged in network extension and upgrade programs across Liberty Latin America. We collectively refer to these network extension and upgrade programs as the “Network Extensions.” Through the Network Extensions, we continue to expand our fixed networks pursuant to which we pass or upgrade homes and businesses with our broadband communications network. For example, we have upgraded almost all of our HFC network to DOCSIS 3.1, and with a combination of FTTH and DOCSIS 3.1, over 95% of our network is currently capable of delivering speeds of 1 Gbps or above. In addition, we look for mobile service opportunities where we have established cable networks and have expanded our fixed-line networks where we have a strong mobile offering. This will allow us to offer converged fixed-line and mobile services to our customers.

We deliver high-speed data and fixed-line telephony over our various fixed networks, including HFC and FTTH networks. These networks are further connected via our subsea and terrestrial fiber optic cable networks that provide connectivity within and outside the region. Our subsea network cables terminating in the United States carry over 35 Tbps, which represent approximately 25% of their potential capacity based on current deployed technology, presenting us with significant growth opportunities. In Puerto Rico, our network includes a fiber ring around the island that provides enhanced interconnectivity points to the island’s other local and international telecommunications companies. 

As noted above, we operate one of the largest subsea fiber networks in the