Focus: Latin America

TIM Brasil selected Gilat Satellite Networks‘ satellite backhaul solution to enable 4G services to unserved areas in Brazil, such as highways and small towns, as well as to the agribusiness Internet...

Iridium Communications unveiled its new southern hemisphere ground station, located in Punta Arenas, Chile. The addition of the Punta Arenas teleport network site adds geographic diversity to Iridium’s ground stations as...

Hispasat and Mexican telecommunications company Wibo will offer broadband satellite and Internet Protocol (IP) phone services for the next three years to extend connectivity in Mexico. The companies are working...

Hispasat and GetSat, a manufacturer of satellite terminals, have signed an agreement to offer Satellite on the Move (SOTM) Services. By pairing GetSat’s terminals and Hispasat’s satellite fleet, both companies...

Hispasat is now operating 10 Wi-Fi points in the Colombian region of Montes de María in collaboration with the satellite services provider Bansat. By implementing this pilot experience, the residents...

Kymeta brought a hybrid, one-source connectivity platform to Peru during a recent pilot program. Kymeta, with the help of its partners Intelsat, Cubic Telecom, and Cradlepoint, worked with Airbus to create...

Speedcast chose the Hughes Jupiter System to power cellular backhaul over satellite and enterprise Virtual Private Network (VPN) services for a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) in Nicaragua. The operator will...

Telefónica, Facebook, IDB Invest and Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) are launching Internet Para Todos (IPT) Peru, an open access wholesale rural mobile infrastructure operator which aims to help bridge the digital...

Intelsat introduced Mobile Reach Manage, a new end-to-end managed service that enables Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to quickly and cost effectively deploy their 2G/3G/4G network infrastructure into areas once considered...

Hispasat, one of the world’s biggest satellite operators, has made a significant business development. It was revealed that Red Eléctrica (REC) and Abertis have reached an agreement whereby REC, through its subsidiary...