| Intelsat announced that Axesat, a Colombian provider
of satellite access services, has renewed and expanded its broadband
service contract with Intelsat. The additional capacity is being used
to extend Axesat's regional presence to serve existing as well as
new customers in areas it previously had not served, such as Central
America, Venezuela and Ecuador.
Axesat is utilising Intelsat's managed broadband service, including
space segment on the IS-805 satellite located at 304.5ºE in
conjunction with a broadband hub located in Bogota, Colombia, to
provide the expanded services.
"Intelsat's continued commitment to technological development
in this region, as well as its demonstrated support of Axesat's
growth initiatives, gives us an edge in the emerging Latin American
broadband marketplace," said Axesat president S.A Mauricio
Segovia, "Intelsat's reliable management of our broadband network
has enabled us to spend our time expanding our business into new
areas where we had not previously offered services." As a result
of its expanded relationship with Intelsat, Axesat has become the
largest provider of satellite-based broadband Internet access solutions
in Colombia.
Intelsat's broadband offering gives service providers the ability
to provide broadband Internet access on a proven platform to small
and medium-sized businesses and small or home offices. It can support
last-mile Internet access, e-commerce, FTP, distance learning, Extranet
and Intranet as well as virtual private networks. Intelsat's managed
service broadband package bundles space segment, teleport uplink
services, network management and Internet backbone connectivity
for customers.
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