For the past seven months, NewCom has been rolling out satellite service in Colombia to bring high-speed Internet access to key government and community facilities in 650 rural communities throughout the country.
Now, thanks to its excellent performance, the company been awarded an additional 300 sites― with another 1,000 sites expected to roll out by end of Q1 2010.
NewCom was awarded the projects by Contecol, a Colombian-based ISP that is handling the on-the-ground logistics for the country-wide telecom project. The initiative provides high-speed Internet access to hospitals, schools, police departments, fire departments, city government offices and cyber cafes. It is being funded by the COMPARTEL program through Colombia's Ministry of Communications. Notes Contecol General Manager Ricardo Murcia, "By teaming with NewCom, we know we are getting the best expertise and highest quality service at the most efficient price possible."
NewCom has launched two new satellite networks to expand its comprehensive coverage throughout Africa. The new T11 Ku band and AM44 C-band global networks provide broad-spread coverage across the continent, reinforcing the company's commitment to bring 21st century communications to underdeveloped countries around the globe. Along with the increased satellite coverage, NewCom is rolling out iDirect's DVB-S2 Evolution platform on the AM44 C-band global network to take advantage of the optimized bandwidth and reduced costs the shared platform provides.
While shared bandwidth services have become a cost-efficient solution for businesses or governments looking to provide small volumes of communications services to numerous locations, there has been no comparable solution for PPTs, wireless providers and GSM companies that require significant bandwidth but have only a few locations - until now. 
NewCom was recently recognized as a "Top 100" South Florida Business for 2009 by Business Leader magazine. The award, based on company leadership, growth and community involvement, was presented to NewCom at an awards luncheon on November 16. 
NewCom recently activated a Tier1 backbone link with Tata Communications, a global IP services provider with coverage in more than 200 countries and territories.
