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Comtech EF Data has received a $1 million order for satellite communications equipment from an unnamed Latin American mobile operator, the Comtech Telecommunications Corp. subsidiary confirmed.    The Latin America customer will use...

Inmarsat has rolled out its global BGAN M2M end-to-end IP data service as a low-cost solution to support M2M applications that would typically transmit between 1Mb and 50Mb per terminal per month,...

Siem Offshore has contracted Harris CapRock Communications to deliver its SeaAccess turnkey VSAT communications to five of its supply vessels located off the coast Brazil, Harris CapRock announced.    Siem Offshore is an...

The SES-4 satellite successfully performed post-launch maneuvers and deployed its solar arrays yesterday following its launch on Tuesday aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket, the satellite’s manufacturer Space Systems/Loral...

Gilat Satellite Networks won a $16 million, nine-month extension of a Colombian government contract to provide rural communications satellite communications services in the country, Gilat announced.    Gilat currently provides telephony...

Hughes Network Systems has completed installation of its latest technology HN NOC-XT for Pegaso Banda Ancha (Pegaso Broadband) at Pegaso’s new teleport in Toluca, Mexico, Hughes announced.    The installation...

The fourth-quarter fiscal reports that pay-TV satellite operator DirecTV Group issued last month revealed a continuing trend that has finally gotten the attention of market analysts. For several quarters, DirecTV...

SES may see its most energetic year for Latin America expansion in 2012. The company recently launched its much-awaited SES-4 20-kilowatt satellite with full coverage of the Americas and a...

Brazilian telecom regulator Anatel’s board of directors has approved the potential framework to auction radio frequency spectrum that will be used to expand access to fourth-generation (4G), mobile broadband technologies...

Could the impact of next-generation global Ka-band systems be felt in Latin America, where the economics of Ku-band currently prevail? Late last month, Inmarsat signed two partnership deals for its Global Xpress services...