Focus: Latin America
March 21, 2024
Astranis will build a dedicated MicroGEO satellite for Argentine internet service provider (ISP) Orbith, the company announced this week. The satellite is set to launch in 2025 as part of Astranis’s third launch. Astranis said that with this deal, its next two launches of MicroGEO satellites are sold out. Astranis also received an order from…
February 27, 2024
Lynk Global has successfully demonstrated its satellite-to-cell technology in Patagonia, a remote area of Argentina. The trial was done with Telefónica through its business units, Telefónica Argentina and Telefónica Global Solutions. Lynk Global revealed details of the trial, Feb. 26. Lynk’s Sat2Phone technology aims to enable Telefónica to offer its subscribers enhanced geographic coverage, including…
November 22, 2023
Intelsat has made a breakthrough in the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market in Latin America. It announced Nov. 20 that Aerolíneas Argentinas has tapped Intelsat to provide multi-orbit in-flight connectivity services on 18 Airbus A330 and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The airline will become the first in Latin America to offer service using Intelsat’s new electronically steered…
September 7, 2023
SES has connected 400 remote villages and communities across Mexico with voice and data services via mobile backhaul. SES announced Thursday the mobile backhaul service via the SES-17 satellite will transmit 2.2 Gbps to hundreds of thousands of residents across the sites, giving these communities 4G network services for the first time. SES-17 is a…