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Type
  
Sociedad Anónima

Founded
  
2006

Owner
  
Government of Argentina

Predecessor
  
Nahuelsat S.A.

Headquarters
  
Buenos Aires

Number of employees
  
400 (June 2014)

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Native name
  
Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT

Industry
  
Satellite telecommunicationsFiber-optic communicationDigital television infrastructureMobile phone infrastructure

Founder
  
Government of Argentina

Area served
  
Argentina, South America, North America

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The Argentine government owned telecommunications company Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT usually known simply as ARSAT was incorporated in 2006 as a Sociedad Anónima through the federal law 26.092. At the time of incorporation its ownership was shared by the Ministry of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services (98%) and the Ministry of Economy and Public Finances (2%).

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Current Business Products

Currently ARSAT has four business lines:

  • TDA (Spanish: Televisión Digital Abierta): A country wide digital terrestrial television SATVD-T broadcasting network. The Argentine government ordered a national terrestrial network, where all licensed broadcasting stations can get their programs transmitted through the common system. ARSAT is in charge of developing and installing the initial 90 broadcasting stations.
  • Argentine Geostationary Communication Satellite System (SSGAT for Spanish: Sistema Satelital Geoestacionario Argentino de Telecomunicaciones): The Argentina government has decided to fund a national satellite system where all ITU assigned geostationary orbital slots are filled with satellites designed and manufactured locally. It currently includes the ARSAT-1, ARSAT-2 and ARSAT-3.
  • Conectar Igualdad (Spanish for Connecting Equality): It's the national program for reducing the digital divide. ARSAT is in charge of the satellite segment of the program through the SSGAT.
  • TDA: ARSAT is also in charge of the satellite broadcasting segment of the national digital television broadcasting network.
  • Federal Fiber Optics Network (RFFO for Spanish: Red Federal de Fibra Óptica): The Argentine government has funded a 52,000 km (32,000 mi) fiber optic network to transport Internet, Digital Television, Telephony and private data. ARSAT is in charge of its construction and operation.
  • Conectar Igualdad: ARSAT is also in charge of leveraging the RFFO for this digital divide program.
  • TDA: ARSAT is also in charge of connecting the TDA terrestrial network through the RFFO.
  • Data Center: In its Benavidez ground station ARSAT has built and operates a 4,200 m2 (45,000 sq ft) TIER III certified data center.
  • CEATSA: An environmental testing laboratory. While it is physically connected to INVAP's satellite manufacturing facility, ARSAT holds a majority ownership (80% as of 2015).

    • Former Business Products

  • Libre.ar (cancelled): In December 2012, gave ARSAT a mandate to set up a cellular network that would be open to small operators. This was possible because the Government had kept a set of frequency bands for a national network operator. The program never materialized and just 18 months later the frequencies were put up for auction.

    • References

    ARSAT Wikipedia
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