Latin American Satellite Communications Market Heating Up

摘要

The already crowded South American satellite communications market now has a new competitor with the arrival of an aging EchoStar satellite into a Mexican orbital slot. Another prospective competitor, from Argentina, appears ready to enter the business, and the large Satmex 6 satellite appears to be moving closer to launch after two years in storage. QuetzSat, S. de R.L. de C.V., which has SES Global of Luxembourg as a minority owner, opened for business when the EchoStar 4 satellite reached its destination at 77 degrees west longitude just in time to meet a July 10 regulatory deadline.