In Guatemala, satellite services are required for the generating plant areas of Empresa de Generación de Energía Eléctrica and Instituto Nacional de Electrificación.
Guatemala Government Purchase 16764986:
"INDE bids satellite services and other complementary services for the generating plants of this Institute and the Empresa de Generación de Energía Eléctrica.
Instituto Nacional de Electrificación de Guatemala is putting out to tender data communications links via satellite and fiber optics from the central offices to the interior of the country.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7139586:
"The communication for the service of communications links via satellite for the transmission and reception of data and internet services in the central offices to the interior of the country, must be independent and must form part of the network of the INDE, by means of a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
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. '
The Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation is inviting bids for the provision of international telecommunications services.
The Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation (Seplan) invites local and foreign companies interested in participating in the international public tender Seplan project to submit sealed bids for "the provision of services for: providing ku-band satellite segment, support for satellite hub, hub extended warranty, technical support for wimax equipment, wimax equipment extended warranty and extended warranty for VSAT equipment."