The Dominican Republic is one of six Latin American countries that have joined the preliminary studies to implement a project for shared space-based telecommunications infrastructures. The DR joins Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Paraguay, and the 21 countries – 15 member states and six associate members – of the Caribbean Community (Caricom). The governments seek improved connectivity to support the development of key sectors such as distance education, telemedicine and other vital digital services.
The local telecom regulator, the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) signed the memorandum of understanding with the government of Spain and the Spanish company Hispasat. Satellite connectivity overcomes the limitations of terrestrial infrastructure by providing coverage in areas where traditional telecommunications networks are either unavailable...
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