Media Networks' new wholesale satellite Internet service in America, 100% operational

The ISAT-KA service, which in each country will be marketed by different operators, covers in this first phase nine beams of 125,000 km2 each in the territories of Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru.

The new satellite internet service for homes Media Networks It is now fully operational and ready for commercialization after successfully carrying out the connectivity tests of the nine carriers corresponding to the nine beams of satellite internet in Ka Band (ISAT-KA), carried out from the Lurín NOC and the new ISAT-KA hubs in Laredo (USA) and Arica (Chile).

Werner Schuler, CEO of Media Networks, admits that “wholesale satellite internet service for homes is already a reality in Latin America and we are satisfied to be the pioneers of this technology in the region.” Schuler highlights the potential of ISAT-KA as a complement to the coverage offered by fixed networks and its importance to universalize access to broadband in Latin America.

The ISAT-KA service, which in each country will be marketed by different operators, covers in this first phase nine beams of 125,000 km2 each in the territories of Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru.

The CEO of Media Networks highlighted that the development of the project in its first phase included the construction of two new ISAT-KA hubs in Arica (Chile) and Laredo (USA), which will be complemented in the future by two additional teleports, with which they will continue to expand the coverage of the service.

La unidad B2B de Telefónica Digital lidera el mercado mayorista de TV Paga e internet satelital en América Latina, donde provee soluciones llave en mano y de marca blanca para importantes operadores de la región. “Ya somos los principales mayoristas de internet satelital en Banda Ku, que se dirige al segmento corporativo, y ahora inauguramos el primer servicio mayorista en Banda Ka en Latinoamérica, que es ideal para atender la demanda de hogares en áreas rurales y periurbanas”, resaltó Schuler, quien estimó que en esta primera etapa el servicio atenderá a cientos de miles de hogares.