Axesat Expands Broadband Service Contract with Intelsat

LONDON, July 19/Satnews Daily/ ─ 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 utilizing Intelsat's managed broadband service, including space segment on the IS-805 satellite located at 304.5 degrees E in conjunction with a broadband hub located in Bogota, Colombia, to provide the expanded services.

Mauricio Segovia, President, Axesat S.A. said Intelsat's reliable management of its broadband network has enabled Axesat to spend its time expanding into new areas where we had not previously offered services in Latin America. As a result, 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.