Skyline over Havana, Cuba. Photo: Wikimedia.

Cubans and visitors to Cuba will have improved access to connectivity throughout the main island of Cuba as Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba S.A. (ETECSA), Cuba’s national telecommunications operator, signed a new deal with SES Networks for satellite services.

SES Networks will augment ETECSA’s existing terrestrial infrastructure with its fiber-like Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) capacity and improve connectivity for end-customers of the Cuban operator.

“By working with SES Networks, we are ensuring that our customers across the main island will have a new way to access high-performing internet at all times through this innovative satellite system. Our collaboration with SES Networks highlights ETECSA’s mission of providing telecommunications services that meet the current and future needs of Cuban citizens and our customers, as well as contributing to the country’s socio-economic growth,” said Mayra Arevich Main, executive president of ETECSA.