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A telco in the Philippines has called dibs on a small geostationary spacecraft launching early next year that Astranis had reserved for Andesat, the cellular backhaul provider now facing delays to deploy Peru’s first dedicated telecoms satellite.
Low-cost, low-weight satellite solution is coming to Mexico Written by Vaughan O'Grady - Satellite Networks
Astranis, a venture-backed startup that builds and operates small broadband satellites in a far-off orbit, released more details today about its plans to provide internet access to Mexico. As part of the deal, Astranis will launch two satellites next year for Mexican internet service provider Apco Networks. More than 30% of Mexico's 127 million-strong population – or around 38 million people – don’t have access to the internet.
Astranis has sold a small broadband satellite launching to geostationary orbit next year to a telco in the Philippines looking for support from the country’s government, the Californian manufacturer announced July 11.
SpaceX’s Starlink is building community-based high-speed access to the internet by supplying its satellite kit to rural populations. In Mexico, where some hal