Hispasat Partners with Wibo to Provide Satellite Connectivity Services in Mexico

Madrid, Spain, March 26, 2019 — Satellite operator Hispasat has reached an agreement with Mexican telecommunications company Wibo to offer broadband satellite and IP phone services in remote areas of Mexico.

The two companies agreed to connect remote areas in Mexico using the Ka band in the next three years. The partnership will focus on areas of the country where communications are poor or non-existent, which is common in many rural areas, and in regions far removed from large cities.

With the team up, Mexicans from small towns and small businesses that suffer from digital disconnect will now be able to enjoy the benefits fast Internet and access to the global network.

The satellite to be used for this project is Hispasat's Amazonas 5, a high-throughput satellite that will provide high quality connectivity and IP voice services in the Ka band at a more affordable cost for users. These services will be managed from Hispasat's teleport in Ixtlahuaca de Rayón (State of Mexico).

To provide wider Internet access to the greatest number of Mexicans possible, Wibo has defined different service and price packages which are tailored to the different needs and budgets of all users. The package offers users a wide range of products without the need to sign up for a specific time period.

Both companies have also recently renewed the satellite services contract in the Ku band from the Amazonas 3 satellite for three more years. These services will continue to be operated from Wibo's teleport located in Aguascalientes (Mexico).

Also expected to benefit from the project are agricultural, mining and petroleum companies.

Wibo, the registered brand of Starsatel S.A. de C.V., is a fully Mexican owned company. Wibo is an authorised public concessionaire of a Public Telecommunications Network with the principal goal of providing the high-quality, low-cost telecommunications services allowing the most remote rural communities to access all the basic telecommunications services.

Wibo is a pioneer in offering telephone and direct-to-home Internet services in more than 1,500 remote rural communities, located in 28 states of the country, forming the most representative network of satellite telecommunications services oriented to end users and small businesses.

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