Satélite Geoestacionário de Defesa e Comunicações Estratégicas 1
Viasat’s Ka-band network used by Azul includes the partner satellite SGDC-1 (Geostationary Satellite for Defense and Strategic Communications), which is owned by Telebras.
Viasat’s residential internet service in Brazil uses bandwidth from the Telebras SGDC-1 satellite to deliver connectivity.
Viasat’s residential internet service in Brazil uses bandwidth from the Telebras SGDC-1 satellite to deliver service.
Viasat’s ground network and infrastructure uses bandwidth from the Telebras SGDC-1 satellite to deliver satellite internet services.
SGDC-1 (Geostationary Satellite for Defense and Strategic Communications) is a Telebras-owned geostationary satellite with Ka-band capacity.
Viasat plans to use available capacity on SGDC-1 to provide broadband access for enterprise and residential markets in Brazil.
Viasat plans to use available capacity on SGDC-1 to provide high-speed in-flight connectivity services for commercial and business aircraft in Brazil.
The Viasat–Telebras collaboration leverages SGDC-1’s Ka-band capacity with Viasat’s ground infrastructure to provide low-cost, scalable broadband services.
Viasat plans to use available capacity on SGDC-1 to provide Community Wi-Fi hotspot services to Brazilian communities that lack high-quality, affordable internet.
Viasat and Telebras signed a strategic agreement in February 2018 to commercialize the use of the Telebras-owned SGDC-1 satellite.
Telebras and Viasat combined the capacity of Telebras’ SGDC-1 Ka-band satellite with Viasat’s ground infrastructure to provide affordable, scalable broadband services in Brazil.
Viasat entered into a February 2018 agreement with Telebras for commercial use of the SGDC‑1 satellite to serve Community Wi‑Fi, residential and business internet, and in‑flight connectivity.
Viasat is providing the ground network and infrastructure to power the Telebras-owned and controlled SGDC-1 satellite.
Telebras and Viasat connected over 4,500 sites via the SGDC satellite, with approximately 1,200,000 students connected at around 3,700 schools.
The TCU approval allows Telebras and Viasat to provide internet service across all of Brazil using the SGDC Ka-band satellite.
Telebras and Viasat combined the capacity of Telebras’ SGDC satellite with Viasat’s satellite platform to provide scalable broadband services in Brazil under a success-based revenue-share model.
The Geostationary Satellite of Defense and Strategic Communications (SGDC-1) provides high-speed internet access under the Brazilian e-government initiative GESAC.
Approximately 900,000 students in nearly 3,000 public schools have received access to high-speed internet through SGDC-1 under GESAC.
Viasat offers broadband service via the SGDC-1 (Geostationary Satellite for Defense and Strategic Communications) satellite through a relationship with Telebras.
SGDC-1 launched in May 2017 on an Ariane 5 rocket.