E-Link Americas selects Nera SatLink equipment for its satellite broadband Internet service in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ottawa, Canada - October 20, 2005 - E-Link Americas, a not for profit corporation established to promote connectivity for social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean has selected Nera to supply broadband satellite equipment.
The Nera SatLink 1000 and 1910 broadband satellite terminals will provide connectivity for a variety of broadband services. "E-Link Americas built its network on the only true open two-way satellite standard, DVB-RCS, for cost effectiveness and in order to choose freely between multiple vendors" explains Andrew Carnegie, Chief Technology Officer at E-Link Americas. "The Nera SatLink passed all compatibility testing with our existing hub equipment with flying colours." The Nera SatLink portfolio was the first to receive the official interoperability certification from SatLabs, this last September.
"The Nera SatLink 1000 and 1910 end user terminals deliver definite advantages. Both are compact and relatively light, a plus when shipping to the region and for transport to customer sites located in remote and difficult to reach areas" continues Carnegie.
The remote management capabilities of the Nera SatLink equipment will help E-Link Americas and its local service partners (LSPs) lower their costs, savings that can be passed on to customers.
About Nera
Nera is one of the world's leading manufacturers of wireless and satellite communication solutions since more than 30 years. Nera SatCom has delivered DVB-RCS compliant satellite gateway and terminal solutions in Europe, Latin & South America, and Asia supporting broadband applications such as Internet access, VPN, Multicasting, Voice over IP and e-learning for business and home users. Nera SatCom is a major supplier to Inmarsat and is at the very forefront of the development of the global industry standard DVB-RCS and DVB-S2. Nera SatCom is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nera, with offices in 26 countries.
www.nera.noFor more information:
Per Busk Christiansen, Marketing Manager, Nera SatCom,
pch@satcom.nera.no, Tel. +47 67 24 47 00.
About E-Link Americas
Born of a commitment made by the Canadian Government at the 2001 Summit of the Americas, E-Link Americas is a not for profit corporation established to promote connectivity for social and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean. E-Link Americas is bringing low-cost, high speed internet service to several municipalities, schools, health centers and communities. By 2010, E-Link will have deployed over 10,000 points of access, impacting hundreds of thousands of people in unserved and underserved areas of the Americas.
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