The Intelsat Broadband Service has rapidly expanded into a third region worldwide, making Mexico the latest beneficiary of the satellite delivered, high-speed, high-quality Internet offering. Globalsat, a Mexican service provider, is the first in the country to offer the Intelsat broadband service.

Globalsat is offering the service to businesses via Intelsat's 706 satellite at 307ºE. In addition, Globalsat is using the Gilat 360E platform, a proven technology that supports broadband applications worldwide. With the Intelsat Broadband Service, Globalsat will be able to provide Internet backbone connectivity to the entire country and provide access to businesses located throughout Mexico that have not yet had the opportunity to connect into a reliable network to access the Internet.

Executive VP Globalsat Angel Garcia said, "Intelsat was easy to work with, required only a minimal capital investment from us and implemented the service over satellite very quickly, as opposed to the months it takes terrestrial providers to build out similar networks. Globalsat's Internet service via satellite will allow thousands of Mexican companies to increase their competitiveness in the global market, while allowing us to carefully manage our investment by ensuring we provide high-quality and reliable services to our customers over the long term."

An official release informs that the Intelsat Broadband Service provides direct "always on" Internet access via satellite that is up to 10 times faster than dial-up, and supports e-mail, web browsing, e-commerce, e-learning and other applications. It is offered to service providers on a wholesale basis, and is then distributed through in-country and regional service providers to end-users, including small-office-home-office users (SOHOs), small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), corporations, institutions and organisations. In addition to Mexico, the service is now available in the Andean region and Europe.

President, Intelsat global sales and marketing John Stanton said, "The growing success of the Intelsat Broadband Service is due to its reliability and strong value proposition for commercial clients, coupled with the fact that in specific markets, like Mexico, satellites are often the most efficient means to reach potential customers. Service Providers who offer this service will be impressed at the speed with which they are able to roll-out the service to their customers and by the high-quality customer service they receive from us. Intelsat has been providing Mexico with communications solutions since 1966, and we look forward to continuing to provide them with creative ways to fulfill their communications needs."