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TODAY'S HEADLINES
October 7, 2008
[Satellite Today 10-07-08] Tesacom, Stratos Global and Addvalue Communications joined forces to deploy a 1,200-site Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) mobile satellite network to support the first round of Brazil's municipal elections held Oct 5th.
Tesacom was selected by the Brazilian Electoral Superior Court to deploy the BGAN network at voting precincts in rural communities nationwide. The court’s selection of Tesacom represents the world's largest single contract for the purchase of BGAN service.
As part of its integrated service offering, Tesacom said it worked to ensure that its BGAN customers utilized Stratos’ Advantage, a suite of BGAN services providing users with cost control, firewall management, full traffic information, pre-paid facilities, high security options, VPN access, messaging services and full IP range.
A complete feature on the Brazilian election BGAN deployment is available to premium subscribers of Satellite News, the top source of information for satellite industry executives and includes and interview with Stratos Vice President Ian Canning. To get the latest news from inside the industry, subscribe to our premium weekly newsletter at www.satellitetoday.com/VIP
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