INTERNET POR COLOMBIA SELECTS InterSKY SHIRON TECHNOLOGY FOR LARGE-SCALE PROJECT IN COLOMBIA
COMPARTEL Southern Region with Leading-Edge Technology
Bogota COLOMBIA – July, 2006 - Shiron Satellite Communications a global satellite leader in technology solutions announced that Internet Por Colombia (IPC), will be using Shiron’s InterSKY technology product for the largest broadband project in Colombia, which represents $3.2 million in sales for Shiron, as part of the last-mile IP data connectivity platform for turnkey project implementation of COMPARTEL southern region.
The IPC partnership was formed to specifically address the agreement with the Ministry of Communications of Colombia, to deploy broadband connectivity to thousands of public institutions including: public schools, municipal governments, medical centers and agro-business centers. The Compartel project is a five-year initiative to provide broadband telecommunications access to public institutions in Colombia. The project involves providing high-speed Internet service together with support and personal computers for local municipalities, schools, hospitals and businesses.
Victor Londono, President of IPC, said, "Bringing innovation and access to leading-edge technology—the technological values epitomized by Shiron—are at the core of IPC’s mission. We look forward to helping to enhance Colombia’s economic competitiveness and quality of life through this collaboration."
“Shiron is very excited to be working wih IPC” said Camilo Balzan, Vice President of Sales for Shiron Satellite Communications. “The COMPARTEL project provides Shiron with the opportunity to demonstrate the full capacity of InterSky in facilitating large-scale broadband projects that demand fully coordinated integration and leading-edge technology. More importantly, COMPARTEL allows us a great opportunity to play a leading role in defining how networks should be implemented across the country.”
