May 4, 2023
The company’s new satellite has completed the necessary ground infrastructure for its entry into service in the middle of this year.
Amazonas Nexus is specially designed to offer high quality connectivity for air and maritime mobility services and will effectively contribute to reduce the digital gap in Latin America in an expeditious and efficient way.
HISPASAT has reached several agreements that allow completion of the necessary infrastructure for the entry into service of the Amazonas Nexus, which was launched into space on 6 February from Cape Canaveral.
The company has contracted Isotropic to build two gateways in the USA, one in the state of Nebraska and the other in New Mexico. The Amazonas Nexus ground segment will also be reinforced with the start-up of a third gateway at the INTA facilities in Gran Canaria. These three gateways, designed and developed by HISPASAT, are in addition to the one already deployed at the teleport of HISPAMAR (the Group’s subsidiary in Brazil) in Rio de Janeiro. Thanks to these deployments, which will be operational next July, the company will be able to provide uplink and housing services to those customers interested in leasing space capacity on this satellite to operate it with their own baseband equipment.
HISPASAT will also provide a wholesale managed service over the Amazonas Nexus coverage. To do so, it will operate Gilat’s state-of-the-art SkyEdge IV platform, designed specifically for highly flexible satellites such as this one. This platform will enable HISPASAT to provide its customers with the required connectivity wherever and whenever needed for air and maritime mobility services, cellular backhaul of 4G and 5G networks, corporate broadband internet access or government communications.
The Amazonas Nexus will cover the entire American continent, Greenland and the northern and southern Atlantic corridors. This satellite represents a new era for the services provided by HISPASAT, as it has a state-of-the-art Digital Transparent Processor (DTP) that will allow it to increase its geographic flexibility in the event of changes in the commercial scenarios initially proposed.
About Hispasat
Hispasat, Redeia’s satellite operator, works to help citizens bridge the digital divide and promote sustainable development in society. It is the main communications bridge between Europe and America as a broadband and connectivity services provider through its companies in Spain and Latin America, where its Brazilian subsidiary Hispamar is located. It is also a leader in the broadcasting and distribution of audiovisual content in Spanish and Portuguese, including the transmission of Direct-to-Home (DTH) and High Definition Television (HDTV) digital platforms. Hispasat is the main driver of innovation in the Spanish aerospace sector and is committed to sustainability throughout its value chain. These activities make it one of the world's leading companies by revenue in its sector.
Press contact:
Iñaki Latasa – t +34 638065148 ilatasa@hispasat.es
