March 17, 2015
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced that the SkyEdge
II-c High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) Multi-Spot Beam network
previously announced on December 22, 2014, went live
successfully at JCP, the Brazilian telecommunications
subsidiary of Florida-based BRASTRADING, Inc. With its new
network, JCP is making Ka-band broadband services available
to consumers, enterprise, and the maritime and aviation
mobility markets.
“Our VSAT platform is live, serving our initial customers
over our KA band service package on the EUTELSAT E3b
satellite and is operating perfectly,” announced Wagner
Moura, CEO of JCP and President of BRASTRADING, Inc. “We
believe there is a large opportunity for Ka-band in Latin
America, to extend Wi-Fi, LTE over IP, and for content
distribution. A major operator recently spent $2 billion to
connect one million people via a fiber optic network. By
using our satellite network, they could connect the next
million people, at one third the price and in a fraction of
the time.”
