Panamsat Corp. said Group W-Com, a Group Pegaso company, selected the company to support a new satellite-based broadband Internet service. Pegaso Banda Ancha will provide direct-to-home service providers, local telcos and cable television service providers with nationwide, two-way broadband service for consumers, enterprises and hotels. Pegaso Banda Ancha plans to initiate its service in Mexico and expand to Central and South America. Panamsat is supporting Pegaso Banda Ancha with a combination of satellite and terrestrial services including dedicated national Mexican coverage on its PAS-1R satellite, as well as high-speed Internet connectivity and ground support for Pegaso’s Surfbeam hub in Panamsat’s global customer service center in Ellenwood, GA. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

“Through this partnership, we now can provide residential customers and corporations with high-speed Internet access via satellite at a price that is directly competitive with similar terrestrial offerings,” Javier Braun Burillo, general director of Pegaso Banda Ancha, said in a prepared statement.