Panamsat Corp. has made an equity investment in Pegaso Banda Ancha, which provides Internet connectivity throughout Mexico, Panamsat announced March 13.

Pegaso Banda Ancha, launched by Grupo Pegaso in February 2005, uses Panamsat’s PAS-1R satellite to provide residential customers and corporations with high-speed Internet access and IP interconnectivity.

“We are always exploring innovative ways to bring badly-needed connectivity to Mexico,” Joe Wright, CEO of Panamsat, said in a statement. “This relationship with Pegaso Banda Ancha is the result of our nearly six-year-old joint venture with Grupo Pegaso and enables us to play a significant role in the broadband revolution going across the region.”