Loral Skynet Do Brasil announced April 20 that it has reached an agreement with Vicom, a subsidiary of Comsat International, to lease Ku-band capacity on Skynet’s Estrela do Sul 1 (Telstar 14) satellite.

Comsat will use the capacity to operate and manage the satellite component of its hybrid communications network for Caixa Economica Federal, Brazil’s state-owned financial institution. The VSAT network, connecting more than 6,000 lottery and banking outlets across Brazil, provides broadband services to support lottery transactions and general banking functions.