Gilat Satellite Networks was awarded a $10 million five-year project for 3G/4G backhaul services in Peru. The infrastructure and network that Gilat recently started to operate is the basis for mobile coverage to be provided by a large mobile infrastructure operator for the rural areas. Gilat expects that the current contract will significantly expand over…

Speedcast International won a contract to provide cellular backhaul services to a mobile services operator in Colombia that supports the operator's mobile operation in the remote Amazon city of Leticia. Speedcast's cellular backhaul connectivity solution serves the customer's operations in Leticia, which is located in the country's southernmost tip on the Amazon River. With the cellular…

Tom Choi, Executive Chairman at Airspace Internet Exchange has announced the signing of an MOU with PT Telekomunikasi, one of the largest telecommunications operator in Southeast Asia, that will put one of Choi's latest inventions to the test. PT Telekomunikasi will evaluate and test Curvalux -- an advanced multi-beam phased array wireless access and backbone…

Intelsat has reached an important milestone in its ability to bring connectivity to unserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Intelsat and its partner Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) announced Aug. 29 that in less than a year, that approximately 525 remote cell sites have now been connected, with the goal of expanding mobile coverage to other parts of…