Costa Rica grants VSAT license to Datzap after three year negotiations

After years of intense negotiations involving the Costa Rican government and Ohio Senator Rob Portman (the US Trade Representative,) Datzap has finally received a license to offer VSAT services and systems in Costa Rica.

According to Mike Kister, President of VSAT Systems, the Akron, Ohio-based Datzap is the first American company to enter the Costa Rican marketplace, which the local government had monopolized for many years. He calls the decision of the Costa Rican government to grant Datzap its license the herald of a great day for VSAT and US business in general.

The satellite uplink facility and infrastructure of VSAT Systems, Datzap's parent company, is now at the service of Costa Rica. From there, customers can directly access to the U.S. Internet backbone, whose performance and security are better than those provided by local resellers of the Costa Rican national satellite system.

Datzat is actively recruiting Costa Rican resellers into its fold by offering hardware and service incentives worth $200,000.

VSAT Systems operates three of the most sought-after geostationary satellites in the Western Hemisphere. This satellite fleet will be leveraged by Datzap to provide Internet-by-satellite and satellite communications service anywhere in Central America and the Caribbean region. Datzap plans to offer its VSAT services to diverse markets such as agriculture, banking, cellular backhaul, disaster response, and the retail grocery and restaurant trade.