2 billion in 2003 , $1. DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.V. is a leading provider of private
telecommunications network, Internet services and Data Centers in
Latin America.

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The biggest growth was in mobile telephony (68%) and
broadband (88%).

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These countries
represent over 30 percent of the worldwide population . and
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The combination of power
and coverage makes it an ideal platform to launch two-way, broadband
communications services to even the most remote locations.

Impsat owns and operate 15 metropolitan area networks in some of the
largest cities in Latin America , including Buenos Aires, Bogota,
Caracas, Quito, Santiago, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and Sao Paulo and
has also deployed fifteen facilities to provide hosting services.

About New Skies Satellites

New Skies Satellites is one of only four fixed satellite
communications companies with global satellite coverage, offering
data, video, Internet and voice communications services to a range of
telecommunications carriers, broadcasters, large corporations,
Internet service providers and government entities around the world.

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com/reports/c17730 ) has announced the addition
of 2005 Latin America Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in the Mercosur
Countries, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela to their offering.

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After a slowdown
during the economic recession, Argentina is growing again in both narrowband
and broadband.
Impsat currently provides services to more than 3.

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Argentina 's Internet market is the third largest in Latin
America, and penetration is among the highest in the region.

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Dolores Martos, New Skies' vice president of sales for Latin
America, said: "We are very proud to have been entrusted by Impsat to
support their new IP hub and broadband services., said: "New Skies' NSS-7 satellite fits perfectly
into our network as it presents the ideal combination of reliability,
power and coverage, allowing us to provide services over a wide area
using antennas as small as 75 centimeters. The company has one additional spacecraft under
construction, NSS-8, which is expected to enter commercial service in
the first half of 2006, and also has secured certain rights to make
use of additional orbital positions for future growth.

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Brightstar Corp. Expands Worldwide Reach Launches Sales and Distribution Center in Hong Kong

brightstarcorp.newscom. However, mobile penetration is still lower than neighbouring
Brazil and Chile.

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The company expects to exceed $2. With Telefonica's acquisition of Movicom BellSouth in
January 2005, the number of competing mobile operators in Chile dropped from
four to three. This agreement pairs
NSS-7, one of the most advance satellites serving Latin America, with
the latest network technology, bringing cost-effective, high-speed
broadband communications services to users anywhere in the region.
New Skies has five satellites in orbit and ground facilities around
the world.

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Subsidiary Serves as Gateway to North Asia Markets

MIAMI, Brightstar Corp.researchandmarkets. The network
is designed for government users , large corporate enterprise networks,
small offices/home offices (SOHOs), small and medium enterprises
(SMEs), and ISPs.

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Villamizar added that Brightstar plans to continue to invest in additional
countries and add future facilities in 2006. Traditionally, cable modem was the more popular medium of
broadband access, but by mid-2003, ADSL had consolidated its leadership.
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Brightstar recently announced the launch of operations in India and
opened offices in Australia at the beginning of 2005.

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Matias Heinrich, executive vice-president of Networks for Impsat
Fiber Networks, Inc."

About NSS -7

NSS-7 features 49 C-band and 48 Ku-band 36 MHz-equivalent
transponders and 11 high-powered coverage beams capable of
broadcasting video, Internet and data traffic throughout the Americas,
Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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According to Javier Villamizar, vice president of high growth markets for
Brightstar, the strategic position and trade advantages offered by Hong Kong
will allow the company to expand into the region and serve the local
operators.

Research and Markets: Telecoms Mobile and Broadband Developments and Trends in the Mercosur Countries

During the recession , ADSL lines declined by almost 2%, but in 2004 they
surged by 175% in one year. New Skies is
headquartered in The Hague, The Netherlands, and has offices in Hong
Kong, New Delhi, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Washington, D.

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"We have spent a significant amount of time investigating new growth
markets as well as working with our manufacturer partners, mobile operators
and retailers to identify expansion opportunities," said Villamizar. "We
believe the dramatic growth of wireless adoption and technology in China, Hong
Kong, Taiwan and Korea, coupled with Brightstar's proven successes in other
markets , provide the right focus for our company's further expansion as a
global solutions provider. is a leading distributor and provider of value added
supply chain services to the wireless telecom industry , and also designs and
manufactures products under licensing agreements with leading manufacturers . Argentina has also joined the global WiFi
bandwagon, with at least five companies offering WiFi services in early 2005.

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, a leading supply chain
management and mobile solutions company for the wireless industry, announced
today it has launched operations in Hong Kong, further expanding the company's
global reach.
Brightstar has seen consistent financial success and high growth rates
since its inception in October 1997-$14 million in 1997, $73 million in 1998,
$140 million in 1999, $355 million in 2000, $631 million in 2001, $849 million
in 2002, $1.74 billion in 2004 with expected revenues of
over $2.
Headquartered in Miami, FL, Brightstar has operations in Argentina, Australia,
Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican
Republic , Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Mexico,
Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico , Trinidad + Tobago, Uruguay, the U.researchandmarkets.

New Skies' NSS-7 Selected by Impsat in Argentina to Support Two-Way Broadband Communications in Latin America

Impsat has deployed a new IP hub at its teleport facility in
Buenos Aires to launch two-way, broadband Internet, Voice-over-IP
(VoIP) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) services throughout
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Brazil. Given the broad coverage
and smaller, more cost-efficient hardware, we will be able to target a
wider potential customer base with more affordable services.000 national and
multinational companies, financial institutions, governmental
agencies, carriers, ISPs and other service providers throughout the
region with operations in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela,
Ecuador, Chile , Peru and the United States.

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All telecom services in Argentina have been completely open to competition
since 2000.

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The satellite is one of the most
powerful serving Latin America, enabling the use of antennas ranging
in size from 75 centimeters to 1. Impsat provides telecommunications, data center and Internet
services through our networks, which consist of owned fiber optic and
wireless links, teleports , earth stations and leased satellite links.

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Each country has its own chapter and covers the following subjects:

- Key Statistics
- Market Overview
- Regulatory Environment
- Major Players
- Infrastructure
- Fixed network Services
- Public Data
- Internet
- Broadband
- E-services
- Mobile Communications
- Broadcasting

Companies mentioned include:

- Telefonica de Argentina (TASA)
- Telecom Argentina
- Telmex
- Movicom BellSouth (sold to Telefonica )
- Comsat Argentina
- Impsat
- Telemar
- Brasil Telecom
- Telesp
- Embratel
- Global Village Telecom (GVT)
- Intelig Telecom
- CTBC Telecom
- Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Co Ltd
- Copaco
- Telesur
- Antel
- Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela (Cantv)
- Telcel (Telefonica)
- NetUno (previously Veninfotel)
- Infonet Redes de Informacion (Infonet)
- Digitel
- Telecomunicaciones NGTV (New Global Telecom)
- CVG Telecom

For more information visit
http://www., the global satellite communications company, today
announced a long-term agreement with Latin American broadband service
provider Impsat in Argentina to support a new two-way broadband
Internet network using the high-powered NSS-7 satellite.

About Impsat

Impsat Fiber Networks, Inc.

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The Hong Kong subsidiary, which includes both sales offices and a
distribution center, will strengthen Brightstar's presence in the Asia-Pacific
region.
With the addition of the Hong Kong facility, Brightstar operates 29
facilities in 24 countries worldwide serving North America, South and Central
America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and Australia. A single license covers all services (fixed, mobile, local, long-
distance). Offering integrated data, voice, data center and
Internet solutions, with an emphasis on broadband transmission,
including IP/ATM switching , DWDM, and non-zero dispersion fiber
optics.

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About Brightstar
Brightstar Corp.

2
billion in revenue in 2005. For more information, visit
http://www. The economic crisis in 2002 had a devastating effect on the telecom
industry, but the market has made a full recovery and telecommunications grew
by around 38% in 2004.

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The company serves over 160 network operators and 15,000
resellers , retailers and agents around the world and also represents many of
the world's leading wireless manufacturers .