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ViaSat Deploys VSAT Network For Puerto Rico Department Of Education
ViaSat Inc. said it is supplying its LinkStar VSAT satellite communication networking system to the Department of Education of Puerto Rico to develop and distribute educational resources throughout the country. The installation contract covers 100 sites for the Distance Learning Satellite Network. ViaSat said Vitacom is the prime contractor and the integrator for the network. Each site in the network provides two-way videoconferencing, broadcast-quality video reception, and Internet access, with 85of the sites designated as Centros de Innovacion Tecnologica para la Docencia (Centers for Technical Innovation in Teaching). These CITeD centers are geared toward helping teachers get more involved and trained in new forms of teaching.
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