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Comsat Wins $42 Million Contract for Brazilian Broadband Network
McLean VA (SPX) Jan 04, 2005 Comsat International, a full-service provider of voice and data communications throughout Latin America, announced today that its Vicom subsidiary in Brazil has been awarded the GESAC project in Brazil. This is the most recent project in the GESAC program, and will provide an integrated communications network for broadband Internet access, Voice, Data, and Application Services to schools and municipalities throughout Brazil. Comsat International was chosen the winner as part of a competitive tender among eight companies. This phase of the GESAC Program is to be implemented under a 30 month, 114 Million Reais ($42 Million USD) contract. GESAC is a Brazilian Government initiative for digital inclusion and connectivity for underserved areas of Brazil. The project to be implemented by Comsat is comprised of an integrated broadband communications network, which includes voice, data, and hosting services for 4400 public institutions throughout Brazil. This second phase of the program adds new services and additional sites to the original project in which Comsat's Vicom unit participated as a subcontractor. "This is one of the largest connectivity projects of its kind in the world, and we are thrilled that Comsat was chosen as the supplier of choice by the Ministry of Communications," said Comsat President and CEO George M. Kappaz. "This is our second major government sponsored connectivity project award in the last five months (Compartel in Colombia was the first), and strengthens Comsat's position as the preeminent provider of large connectivity projects throughout Latin America. "Our unique ability to provide broadband service over an integrated terrestrial and satellite network will result in high-speed connectivity being brought to areas of Brazil that are currently underserved. Comsat considers projects of this type to be of enormous strategic importance in the region, and is committed to providing high quality services to remote locations throughout the continent." Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Comsat International SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Satellite-based Internet technologies
iPod Dominance A Mirage
Chicago (UPI) Jan 09, 2006Though Apple Computer has reported remarkable success with its iPod - sales rose by 250 percent during the last fiscal year - there is some competition coming this week for the developer of the world's most famous, legitimate music downloading network, experts tell United Press International's Networking. |
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