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INTELSAT launches 155Mb/s Internet satellite link between US and Brazil

Internet Business News, Jan, 2000

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

INTELSAT has implemented what it claims to be the first 155Mb/s Internet satellite link between the US and Latin America.

Provided for Brazilian telecomms company Embratel, the hybrid, high-bandwidth link between the US and Brazil, over INTELSAT's 805 satellite, offers a 34Mb/s return link.

Embratel will use the link to the Internet backbone to support demand for Internet services in Brazil.

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