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Hughes to provide satellite-based cellular backhaul services in Brazil

By Team Diginews4u ⋅ August 31, 2009 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Hughes Network Systems, a player in broadband satellite networks and services, has announced that its Brazilian operating unit, Hughes do Brasil, has signed agreements with two Brazilian cellular operators to provide satellite backhaul services connecting remote cellular base transceiver stations (BTS) to their GSM networks.

The two contracts call for providing turnkey managed services for connecting a total of 79 BTS sites over a 60 month period.

The service commenced in May and is expected to eventually provide cell phone access to approximately half a million consumers and businesses in the central and northeastern regions of Brazil, the company informed.

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Tags: GSM, Satellite