Focus: Latin America

SES has connected 400 remote villages and communities across Mexico with voice and data services via mobile backhaul. SES announced Thursday the mobile backhaul service via the SES-17 satellite will...

Eutelsat Communications has signed a number of new contracts in Brazil, one of the biggest markets in Latin America. AVS, a Brazilian service provider and integrator in the public and...

Gilat Satellite Networks was awarded millions of dollars in orders for a cellular backhaul project in Mexico. The new orders are part of CFE Telecomunicaciones “Internet for All” program, a...

Axess Networks is helping bringing more connectivity to hard to reach areas in Mexico. The company announced May 4 that it will connect more than 700 new 4G nodes via...

CNT, a telecom provider for the Galapagos Islands, is increasing its capacity agreement with SES from 1.5 gigabits per second to 2.5 gigabits on the O3b constellation, with plans to...

Eutelsat and Hispasat have both signed new broadcast deals in Latin America over the last couple of days. Hispasat has signed a deal with Travelxp, a creator of exclusive specialized...

Eutelsat has won a new broadcasting contract in Latin America. The company announced April 18 that it has signed a multi-year agreement with FOX Sports Mexico, a sports broadcaster, to...

VSAT manufacturer SpaceBridge signed new deals for its satellite equipment with NexTenna and SkyNet de Colombia, the company announced this month.  Antenna company NexTenna is partnering with SpaceBridge to develop...

Argentine telecommunications company Arsat awarded Communications & Power Industries (CPI) a $20 million contract to provide telemetry, tracking and command and gateway systems for the ARSAT-SG1 satellite.  Under the deal...

Stargroup has selected Hughes Network Systems’ Jupiter system to extend LTE service in rural Mexico, the companies announced Wednesday. Stargroup is connecting hundreds of remote cell towers to the network...