[SatNews] This new capacity contract will bring a variety of services to Latin America...

Telesat, a global fixed satellite services operator, has announced that Axesat SA, a provider of VSAT services in Colombia, has signed a long term contract for capacity on Telesat’s new Telstar 14R satellite. Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 was launched on May 21, 2011, to replace and expand on the services offered by Telstar 14, an all Ku-band spacecraft with a strong customer base, at 63 degrees West that served the Americas and Atlantic Ocean Region. Telstar 14R is a state-of-the-art satellite that is providing customers throughout Latin America with important advantages relative to Telstar 14, including additional capacity, improved geographic coverage and higher power.