Hispasat has made a significant move in the Latin America media market, one of its key target territories. The company announced April 29 that it has struck a deal to take over the management and signal transport business of Media Networks Latin America (MNLA), a subsidiary of the Telefónica Group involved in multimedia. MNLA currently…

Brazil is one step closer to finally achieving domestic orbital-class launch capabilities. On Wednesday, the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) and Brazilian Air Force signed a contract with Virgin Orbit to establish commercial launch services at the 39-year-old Alcântara Spaceport on Brazil's northern coast. Virgin Orbit will utilize Alcântara's existing infrastructure to conduct launches. Its LauncherOne…

ST Engineering iDirect will extend the ground infrastructure of a 3G, 4G, and corporate internet services network in Brazil under the terms of a new contract with a Tier 1 mobile network operator (MNO) in Latin America. The MNO’s existing network is powered by ST Engineering's Dialog platform. Under this expansion project, Dialog will be…

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has recently signed two deals with telecommunications companies for its SkyEdge II-c Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) network platform. On Monday, Gilat announced a $3 million deal with an unnamed “Tier-1 telco” in Latin America to deploy VSATs in remote schools to bridge the digital divide.  The SkyEdge II-c VSAT network…