Hispasat and Gilat Partner to Commercialize Ka Band Satellite over BrazilHispasat and Gilat Partner to Commercialize High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Capacity of Amazonas 3 and 5 Satellites over Brazil This partnership for delivery of consumer broadband and enterprise
services, with potential revenue estimated at tens of millions of
dollars, will provide high quality connectivity to remote areas thus
reducing the digital divide in the country Hispasat, the Spanish satellite communications operator and world
leader in the distribution of content in Spanish and Portuguese, and
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader
in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, have entered
into a partnership to commercialize Hispasat’s Ka band satellite
capacity over Brazil, with an estimated potential revenue of tens of
millions of dollars over a period of several years. The contract enables
Hispamar, a Hispasat subsidiary, to deliver consumer broadband and
enterprise services to local Internet Service Providers (ISPs). In this
way quality access to the Internet may be offered to every city, town,
and community in the country, even in remote areas, thus reducing the
digital divide and promoting regional development.
Hispasat and Gilat are joining forces to develop the satellite broadband market in Brazil. Hispamar will utilize the recently launched Amazonas-5 multi-spot-beam Ka satellite capacity, as well as Amazonas-3 Ka capacity, while leveraging Gilat’s SkyEdge II-c multi-service platform, versatile VSAT equipment, Network Operation Center (NOC), and field support services. “We are pleased to expand the scope of our longstanding relationship with Gilat, to now enter into this partnership for the delivery of broadband services over satellite to the people of Brazil,” said Ignacio Sanchis, Chief Commercial Officer at Hispasat. “Gilat has proven the superiority of its HTS platform and we are confident that Gilat’s leading technology and services will provide Hispamar with a competitive edge for successful service expansion throughout Brazil. With this joint effort, we will bring high quality connectivity to any point in the country and open the doors to digital world to the people living there.” ”We are pleased to partner with Hispasat to deploy our globally proven multi-service SkyEdge II-c platform for the benefit of the people in this region,” said Ron Levin, VP Mobility and Global Accounts at Gilat. “Hispasat’s widespread Ka HTS capacity across Latin America is the perfect fit for materialization of our vision and commitment to deliver quality, plentiful and affordable broadband to unserved and underserved areas in Brazil and in the region.” Source: Gilat and Hispasat media announcement | |
