ViaSat to launch home and mobile broadband service in Mexico

Viasat (VSAT) announced the launch of its innovative home and mobile broadband service in Mexico. Viasat, in collaboration with Altan, the Mexican telecommunications wholesaler, will integrate Viasat’s satellite and wireless LTE technologies with Altan’s shared mobile network and provide cellular coverage for consumers in previously uncovered areas across Mexico. Viasat’s service is available today in 13 states across Mexico, providing cellular coverage to more than one hundred and fifty thousand individuals, enabling them to take advantage of internet connectivity. Viasat’s innovative service seamlessly combines cutting-edge satellite and wireless systems to provide LTE over satellite via a cost-efficient, power-independent, wireless LTE infrastructure. This collaboration aims to expand the availability of high-speed broadband to remote communities throughout Mexico. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, approximately 30% of Mexico’s population live in areas without broadband access.