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Satellite Operators Bet on Africa

Extremely diverse in terms of infrastructure and service development, the continent´s pay TV market is growing steadily, providing opportunities to those who can find them and are willing to make the necessary investments. »

Satellite Malfunction Affects Millions of Subscribers

On August 5th, a flaw in the Intelsat 9 satellite took 40 networks off the air for 9 hours, affecting the region's operators. Satellite functionality has since been fully re-established and Intelsat has restored services to all affected customers. »

Hughes Still Plans to Enter the Brazilian Pay TV Market

The satellite operator would be searching for a way to enter the DTH DISH brand in Brazil and offer pay TV and broadband services via satellite in the Ka-band. The goal would be to imitate the current Mexican model.»

Javier Recio Appointed VP of Sales at Satmex

Javier Recio, a Colombian engineer formerly employed at Intelsat, has been appointed as Satélites Mexicanos' new VP of Sales. Recio has experience in several areas including engineering, operations, sales management and project development.»

Brazilian Broadband Alliance between O3b Networks and Ozônio

International satellite company O3b Networks signed a millionaire deal with Ozônio Telecomunicações to implement a broadband project via satellite that will give internet access to hard-to-reach geographical areas in Brazil.»

Satmex, MNLA Sign Multi-year Deal

The companies inked a multi-transponder deal for satellite Satmex 5, which will later be replaced by Satmex 8 once it becomes operative. »

Uruguay Plans to Launch Its First Satellite in 2013
The project has been going on for four years and is meant to cover rural areas where optical fiber won't be available. It requires an investment close to U$S100.000. »

Hughes to Acquire EchoStar Communications for US$2 Billion
The sale transaction includes all subsidiaries owned by the powerful US group. »

Latin America's Satellite Offer Grows: The New Hispasat Searches its Orbital Position
Hispasat launched its new communiations satellite on December 29 to offer better service to its customers. »

Satmex 8 to Launch by Mid 2012
Mexican operator Satmex confirmed an agreement sealed with ILS to launch its new satellite from Baikonur. »

Bolivian Satellite: More Unanswered Questions
Evo Morales' government has confirmed the country will begin to build its own satellite in March. Like Venezuela, Bolivia relies mainly on China's industry. »

Hispasat Makes Its Move, Seeks to Win Markets in Latin America
If no weather conditions or technical problems get in the way, Hispasat will launch its ace from Kourou in a few days. The operation is critical to the company's future in the regi... »

Is Intelsat Willing to Pay Millions for a Canadian Jewel?
Neither side acknowledges talks. Yet there are signs that Telesat has a sale sign hanging on its door. And the bigger giant is first on the waiting list. »

O3b Finds Financing, Preps Launch
The newest satellite operator in the business got US$1.18 billion to fund its ambitious future operations. One of its goals: take Internet access to the entire emerging world. »