Intelsat and Gilat signed a multiyear, multi-transponder agreement...

Intelsat and Gilat signed a multiyear, multi-transponder agreement for Ku-band capacity to deliver broadband connectivity in rural parts of Colombia. Gilat will use capacity on Intelsat 907 for a Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications three-year digital project, Intelsat said Monday in a news release (http://bit.ly/1izCaHU). Gilat plans to integrate its SkyEdge II WebEnhance data networking platform with Intelsat’s services “to provide Internet connectivity to 1,903 kiosks within rural communities located in Colombia,” Intelsat said.