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Envistacom, NOVELSAT to Deliver Waveform for Satellite Connectivity

Envistacom, LLC, a technology enterprise encryption, data analytics, and other real- greater cost savings through the use of
which delivers advanced communications, time continuous processing applications COTS hardware, faster time to market
cyber and other related services to to reside in common off-the-shelf (COTS) (TTM), more configurable/adaptable
customers in the aerospace, defense, and hardware. The Envistacom/NOVELSAT solutions, mix and match capabilities
intelligence communities, has announced partnership allows commercial and to achieve the best results, and easier
that NOVELSAT, a provider of content Department of Defense customers to benefit sustainment and enhancement efforts
connectivity via satellite, will incorporate from the ability to download NOVELSAT´s providing portability between hardware
its high-performance satellite access Multi-Access Waveform as an application generations without re-engineering
waveforms into Envistacom´s Transport to be operated on non-proprietary legacy technology. The combination of
Virtualization Ecosystem (TVE), the COTS High-Performance Computers NOVELSAT systems waveforms with
company said. Envistacom will deliver an (HPCs) acting as a Virtual Modem in Envistacom´s virtualization ecosystem
open-architecture ecosystem which will Envistacom´s Transport Virtualization will provide resilient, high-performance,
enable virtualized applications such as Ecosystem. Envistacom´s ecosystem and ubiquitous connectivity for mission-
advanced communications waveforms, (TVE) will provide DoD customers with critical applications.

Satellite Player SES Signs On To FCC C-Band Plan

Viasat has launched high-speed internet service for residential residents across the initial launch states can now subscribe to a
customers in Brazil. Viasat said in a Tuesday release it expects home satellite internet service with speeds up to 20 Mbps and
to be the only satellite Internet Service Provider (ISP) that will be data packages that go up to 80 GB of data per month. Viasat’s
capable of making high-speed internet available in 100% of the new residential internet service for Brazil uses bandwidth from
country, upon completion of the residential launch rollout. Brazilian the Telebras SGDC-1 satellite to deliver satellite internet services.
The service launched Tuesday across eight states including São
Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Paraná, Rio
Grande do Sul, Federal District, and Amazonas. The service will be
rolled out across the country, with an expected completion date
before the end of 2020. “Now, Brazilian homes will have access
to a reliable, high-speed satellite-based internet service, unlike
any satellite internet service they’ve used before,” said Bruno
Soares Henriques, commercial director of Viasat Brazil. “We are
proud to deliver a high-quality internet service, with features like
unlimited chat and web browsing, across the country. Our fast,
data-rich residential plans will meet the needs and interests of the
millions of Brazilians we can potentially service — enabling us to
distinguish the Viasat internet service from others on the market.”

Intelsat Expands Partnership in Africa with Liquid Telecom

Intelsat has extended its partnership with in 20 countries across the continent. coverage; in fact, Liquid Telecom has just
African telecom group Liquid Telecom to The companies said in a release that added three new high-performance VSAT
connect more than 2,000 additional Very this expansion will provide connectivity service offerings to our portfolio, each with
Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) terminals to mobile operators, carriers, enterprise, a range of data volume options. Liquid
across the continent. The two companies media, content companies, and retail Telecom is continuing to drive increased
have worked together since 2016 to customers across Africa, and help Liquid demand and improve service levels across
deliver Liquid Telecom’s VSAT service over Telecom service rural areas. “Extending the continent, and this continuation of our
Intelsat’s high-throughput satellite fleet our partnership with Intelsat will enable us partnership with Intelsat is a significant
to provide a communications network to to continue developing VSAT products with boost in that regard,” Liquid Telecom
communities, schools, and businesses high- efficiency models and ubiquitous Satellite Services CEO Scott Mumford said.

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