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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
South American Enterprise Sector Leading Region's Economic Charge
On top of being one of the world's fastest growing major economies, Brazil, the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population, is also the world's eighth largest economy by nominal GDP and the seventh largest by purchasing power. What’s even more fascinating is that in 2010, set a new world record in terms of the total value of corporate mergers and acquisitions at $115 billion in transactions. One of the most significant transactions of last year came when Brazilian Cia Vale do Rio Doce acquired Inco, a mining company, in a tender offer valued at $18.9 billion.
It’s no wonder why satellite operators are rushing to provide capacity over the region to serve South America’s enterprises – the money to invest in communications infrastructure is there to spend and there are winners to be made in both the private and public sector financial communities. This e-letter presents a few case samples that provide examples of both private and public investments – from Chinese government influence to commercial satellite capacity movements and trends in demand. Our readers should expect the spotlight on Latin America to shine a bit brighter over the next 12 months.
Top Story
Venesat-1 Pact Expands Chinese Influence in the Latin American Satellite Market
On May 26, Venezuelan Science, Technology and Intermediate Industries Minister Ricardo Menendez announced that the Venezuelan government had reached an agreement with the Chinese government to build a second geostationary satellite. According to Menendez, the new satellite mission will focus on monitoring the national territory and providing Venezuela with, “huge potential regarding assistance in extreme situations ...More»
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Industry Focus
South American Enterprises Seek Satellite Integration to Provide Competitive Edge
International data and video solutions provider Global Crossing uses an integrated global IP-based network that includes offerings such as collaboration, broadcast and media services. Global Crossing also acquires satellite capacity to support its operations throughout the world and the company’s Latin America business now utilizes about 290 MHz of capacity aboard SES satellites to serve markets across the region ...More»
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 Executive Insight
Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg: Telstar 14R Anomaly “Will Have No Impact on Procurement Plans”
Telesat’s new Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite, which was only launched last week, suffered an anomaly that prevented the satellite’s north solar array to fully deploy. The south solar array has deployed successfully and is providing power to the spacecraft, which is stable and is otherwise operating as expected. Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg spoke with Via Satellite about the anomaly, how it might impact the operator’s plans of new satellites and what it means for its strategy in Latin America ...More»
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Contracts
SES World Skies Signs Three Enterprise Capacity Deals in Latin America
SES World Skies signed three capacity deals with IP, Ethernet, data center and video solutions provider Global Crossing, which will increase its corporate network capacity with an additional 10 MHz of Ku-band on SES World Skies' NSS-7 satellite ...More»
Advantech Wireless Wins Satcom Orders in Brazil, Mexico
Canadian satellite systems manufacturer Advantech Wireless received satellite communication product sales orders from telecom and broadband providers in Brazil and Mexico, the company announced ...More»
Hughes do Brazil Leases Telstar 14R Enterprise Capacity
Hughes do Brasil, Hughes Network Systems’ Brazilian operating company, has signed a long-term contract for Ku-band capacity on Telesat’s Telstar 14 satellite ...More»
BSM, EMS Technologies Extend Reseller Agreement
BSM Technologies, a provider of remote monitoring, fleet management, fleet diagnostics and automated vehicle security systems, has extended its existing reseller agreement with EMS Global Tracking ...More»
Comtech EF Data Wins Latin American Military Satellite Ground Station Order
Comtech EF Data received a $1.2 million order for satellite ground station communications equipment from an unnamed systems integrator, which will deploy the equipment to support a Latin American military network ...More»
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Industry News
Telstar 14R's North Solar Array Suffers Deployment Anomaly
Canadian satellite operator Telesat’s new 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite, in a worst-case scenario, may only operate at around 50 percent of its full capacity ...More»
ViaSat Expands Yonder Coverage, Infrastructure in Brazil
ViaSat expanded the coverage of its Yonder high-speed internet service in Brazil and the surrounding region via the StarOne C1 satellite, the operator announced March 25 ...More»
Brazil’s TAM Airlines Enhances Satellite In-Flight Connectivity Services
TAM Airlines, which operates direct flights to 45 cities in Brazil and 18 cities in South America, the United States and Europe, has beefed up its connectivity options thanks to an expanded deal with OnAir, an inflight service connectivity service provider ...More»
Report: Latin American Mobile Service Take-Up Needs Improvement
The Latin American mobile market will see 100 percent penetration by the end of the first quarter of 2011 despite the fact that 30 percent of the region’s population will still be without mobile services, according to an Informa Telecoms & Media report ...More»
Globecomm Completes Work on Mexico City Broadcast Center
Globecomm Systems completed its satellite uplink hub for Televisa at its Mexico City broadcast center, Globecomm announced ...More»
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