Loral Skynet do Brasil, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications, signed a contract to provide fixed satellite communications services throughout Chile, Loral announced July 10.

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. (Entel), Chile’s second largest telecommunications company, leased a Ku-band transponder aboard Loral Skynet’s Estrela do Sul 1/Telstar 14 satellite. The capacity will be used to provide video distribution, Internet access and data transmission services.

“This agreement with Loral Skynet-Brazil enables Entel to provide high quality satellite-based telecommunications services throughout Chile, even our country’s most remote and difficult to reach areas,” Ricardo Buchi, CEO of Entel, said in a statement.