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A staffer checks a fiber-optic cable at Latamfiberhome Plant in Duran, Guayas province, Ecuador, on Aug. 26, 2016. This first fiber-optic plant in Ecuador was built with Chinese assistance, as a joint venture between Ecuador's Holding Telconet and China's Fiberhome Technologies. It is projected to manufacture 1 million kilometers of fiber-optic cable a year once it is fully operational in 2019. (Xinhua/Santiago Armas)
