Satellite networking technology, solutions and services company Gilat Satellite Networks has announced today that its Peruvian subsidiary, Gilat Perú, has been awarded approximately $60 million in orders from Pronatel (Programa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones), Peru’s national telecommunications programme.
The orders are for upgrading the regional broadband infrastructure across the regions of Apurímac, Huancavelica and Ayacucho in southern-central Peru. Migration is expected to take place over the next 12 months and the service will be delivered over four years.
This major infrastructure modernisation will bring high-speed internet of 200 Mbps directly to nearly 800 public institutions, including schools, health centres, and police stations across 280 localities.
The award, says Gilat, marks a significant step forward in closing the digital divide and empowering rural communities in Peru with the connectivity they need to access education, healthcare, and public services, laying a strong, scalable foundation for future bandwidth growth in rural areas that need it most.
Arieh Rohrstock, Corporate Senior Vice President and President, Gilat Peru explains: “With extensive experience implementing complex connectivity projects throughout Peru, we are uniquely qualified to carry out this critical migration in record time,” said. “Together with Pronatel, we’re advancing our shared goal of increasing digital inclusion in the most remote regions of the country by delivering the high-speed infrastructure needed to support essential public services.”
It's certainly true that the company has extensive experience in the country. In July last year we reported that Gilat had received a follow-on six-year order worth over US$10 million from Internet Para Todos (IPT) a sustainable global collaborative initiative between Telefónica Internet Para Todos and Facebook, to deliver cellular backhaul services across rural areas in Peru.
In November 2022 meanwhile, we noted that the company had been selected to support a multi-million-dollar e-learning project in Peru.
