Hispasat’s Hispamar paid 50.3 million reals for its slot. YahSat, which bid through its Star Satellite Communications Co. Telesat is paying about 90 million reals for its two licenses. Brazil has prided itself on an open-skies policy that gives wide leeway to foreign companies to compete with Star One.Īnatel said the auction resulted in a cash harvest of 183.7 million Brazilian reals, or $63.6 million, which was nearly 70 percent more than the minimum bidding floor set for each slot. Hispasat outbid Eutelsat in this year’s auction.Īs was the case last year, Brazil’s domestic satellite operator, Star One, was not awarded an orbital slot. Hispasat’s Hispamar affiliate won rights for Ka-band transmissions from 74 degrees west longitude in Ku-band. YahSat already has its Al Yah 3 satellite under construction for this business. YahSat, which also came up empty in last year’s auction, won Ka-band rights to a Brazilian slot at 20 degrees west longitude to serve Africa and Latin America. One is for Ka-band services and the other for what is called Appendix 30B services, referring to a section of the satellite frequency regulations that applies to a variety of fixed satellite services. Ottawa-based Telesat, which lost out a year ago, this year won two licenses, both at 63 degrees west.

In 2014, Hispasat, SES of Luxembourg and Paris-based Eutelsat won slots in different frequency bands.

The auction was Brazil’s second in 12 months. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Telesat of Canada, Hispasat of Spain and YahSat of the United Arab Emirates on May 26 were the high bidders at a Brazil auction of satellite orbital slots and associated frequencies, winning four licenses at three orbital slots, according to Brazil’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel.

Orbital slot 78 west