The Secretariat of National Defense of Honduras tenders the satellite signal upload services of the Armed Forces TV Channel, data link and Internet and insertion of the channel in the programming grid.
Government of Honduras Purchase No. LPN-002-2021-SDN:
"The basic procedures for the Satellite Signal Upload and data and internet link with a bandwidth of 30 megabits, signal insertion and TV-HD for the channel Fuerzas Armadas TV are tendered.
As of April 27, 2020, the analog television signal will cease to operate in the country, which is why the channels must broadcast their content in digital format.
Representatives of the National Telecoms Commission (Conatel) urged the television channels that transmit their signal in the country to make their technical adjustments and test digital transmission before the announced date.
In 2017, countries in the region imported $198 million worth of televisions from Mexico, and 57% were purchased by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Figures from the information system "Trade between Central America and Mexico", compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData : [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In the first nine months of 2017, Central American countries imported $282 million worth of televisions, 8% more than was bought during the same period in 2016.
Figures from the information system on the the Televisions Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
Between January and September 2016, the countries in the region imported $262 million worth of TVs, which is an increase of 14% compared to the same period in 2015.
Figures from the information system on theTV market in Central America by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData:
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The associated reduced costs are driving opportunities in developing countries for technology sectors based on satellite communications.
Elfinancierocr.com published an interview by Mónica Cordero Sancho with the Deputy Secretary of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Houlin Zhao, who recently visited Costa Rica "to leverage the discussion in the area of radio spectrums to provide satellite services. '
Amnet acquired rights to broadcast two additional TV channels.
Samuel Zúñiga, executive director of Amnet Honduras, reported the company is investing approximately $800.000 a month in this project.
"This investment was presented yesterday, in a noteworthy event called 'Wake up with Amnet', in which company executives showed the new service", reported local newspaper El Heraldo.
Under the name, Conica Honduras, Sky Company began operations by offering over 200 satellite television channels.
During the first phase, it will install 2,000 antennas to broadcast its signal to the main cities.
Laprensahn.com reported statements by Jorge Céspedez Gutiérrez, Sky’s regional sales director, "The Sky product is being launched with exclusive games from the English and Spanish soccer leagues and it has no interference with other TV broadcasters."
From its branch in Panama, the international TV station, Inter Russia TV Channel, will attend to the Central American market.
Valerin Gaichuck, president of the company said to Prensa.com: "...the TV program will be broadcast from Panama to North and South America, and hope to also become a business guide, providing information on trends, products and services such as banking and tourism."
DirectTV will broadcast news, entertainment and sports from Central America in the US via Telecentro.
Telecentro will also be transmitted in the US by the DirectTV More bilingual service and includes news, entertainment and sports from the main channels in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.
"With the addition of Telecentro to DirectTV MORE, we can provide programming to the growing Central American community in the US to connect them to their countries of origin," said John de Armas, vice president of WorldDirect, Inc.