Gilat Satellite Networks revealed Monday that it received a multi-million dollar order from Hispasat to extend Altán La Red Compartida's service to rural Mexico. Gilat will expand the existing SkyEdge II-c platform that Hispasat operates in Mexico, and procure Capricorn Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs) for Cellular Backhaul (CBH) over satellite. In June, Hispasat signed…

Axess Networks is working with one of the largest Mobile Network Operators (MNO) in Mexico to expand its coverage to the entire Mexican territory, the satellite operator announced Dec. 3. A financial component to the deal was not disclosed.  Axess Networks is currently about 75% completed with implementation for an initial award of 95 sites,…

Intelsat revealed on its corporate blog on Tuesday that the Intelsat CellBackhaul service is coming to Europe. The company recently implemented a new gateway using Comtech hubs at the Intelsat datacenter in Fuchsstadt, Germany, designed to enable the service. Intelsat made its CellBackhaul service available in the U.S. in May. According to the post, Intelsat…

Intelsat has partnered with Mobile Network Operator (MNO) Inland Cellular to bring 4G LTE broadband coverage to rural areas of Washington state, the companies announced Nov. 13. Inland Cellular will use Intelsat CellBackhaul, a managed service launched earlier this year, to extend its service to customers in rural areas and at remote construction, mining and…