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.
Representatives from the telephone company Tigo in El Salvador, announced that in 2018 they will invest $100 million in the expansion and maintenance of their network.
The telephony company started operating its LTE network last year, and in 2018 it plans to maintain and expand its infrastructure.
Marcelo Alemán, CEO of Tigo El Salvador, told Laprensagrafica.com that the investment of " ... $100 million will be for infrastructure and maintenance works ..." of the network, and it will also be investing "... another $150 million in promoting its products and services ... "
Radiográfica Costarricense is putting out to tender the installation, operation and maintenance of the institution's infocommunications platforms and services.
Government Purchase Costa Rica 2017PP-000194-0000800001:
The National Commission of Banks and Insurance Companies in Honduras is putting out to tender a communication service for the Financial Interconnection Network.
Honduras Government Purchase LPN-CNBS-06-2017:
"The service provided by the Financial Interconnection Network (RIF) is a service dedicated to an IP data network between the CNBS and the supervised entities: Commercial Banks, State Banks, Second Floor Banks, Financial Companies, Government Retirement and Pension Institutions, Private Development Organizations and Financial and Insurance Institutions, located in the cities of Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, la Ceiba, Santa Rosa de Copan, Ocotepeque, Juticalpa, and the Bay Islands "
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).
Imbalances in the penetration of ICT services have created a significant gap allowing to continue to increase investment and the volume of resources allocated to broadband and the sector in general.
From the Executive Summary of a report by the CAF entitled "Expansion of Regional Infrastructure for Internet Interconnection Traffic in Latin America":
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."
The telcom company has acquired satellite capacity in order to expand its services in Central America, the Caribbean and North America.
Mobil Satellite Technologies uses Intelsat satellites to provide broadband services to homes, cars, and disaster command centers and the miltary.
"Even though our market is basically domestic, the Intelsat infrastructure allows us to expand globally, the main reason why we chose them as our partner in satellite technology.
The Costa Rica Institute of Electricity (ICE) will use this satellite networkd to improve rural telecommunication and provide interconnection for wireless internet services.
Gilat Satellite Networks announced today in a press release that it has been selected by the ICE to provide its SkyEdge broadband satellite communications network.
ICE announced that it will used the VSAT network to improve the quality of rural telephone services, meeting its obligation to provide universal services. The network will also provide support for the wireless internet service.
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has deployed a SkyEdge broadband satellite network for Aduanett, a private company owned by Honduras' leading customs brokers.
Aduanett will use the VSAT network to provide customs offices and other Honduran businesses with private networking services including interactive data, broadband Internet access and Voice Over Internet Protocol.