....to provide broadband Internet connectivity to more than 1,600 schools throughout the country’s rural regions. Valued at approximately $18.5 million, the project is hosted by the Ministry’s Social Telecommunications Program (“Compartel”) and the Ministry’s “Fondo de Tecnologías de la Información y las Communicaciones”, and is scheduled to commence in 2012, concluding by mid-2013.
Gilat’s SkyEdge II solution, featuring the Company’s innovative WebEnhance VSAT, will provide broadband connectivity featuring data rates of up to 2 Mbps. The network is expected to connect 1,676 schools located in five separate districts across rural Colombia, and is part of a national bid for over 6,800 schools awarded to seven operators. The program is part of the Colombian government’s ongoing efforts to reduce the communication gap in Colombia, and further investment in improved access to advance communications services in schools.
