Where other companies have failed, Viasat is hoping to provide internet service to remote areas in Latin America.

“We can drive the cost of (internet) delivery down dramatically,” said Viasat President Rick Baldridge in an interview. "That allows us to go anywhere. To do that at a very, very low cost."

The distribution of infrastructure necessary to deliver satellite internet will be handled by Central American Bottling Corp (CBC). CBC is a company partnered with PepsiCo, ambev, and beliv that delivers beverages in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Viasat is also partnering with Intercorp Financial Services, a Latin American business group in the financial, retail, and education sectors to bring satellite internet service to hard-to-reach communities.

Though the intention is to bring low-cost internet service to remote communities, the price tag customers will need to pay has yet to be revealed. The companies hope to capitalize on the relatively cheap infrastructure required to deliver satellite internet service compared to cellphone towers or fiber-optic cable networks.

CEO of URBI Propiedades, a subsidiary of Intercorp, Carlos Casabonne indicated that getting satellite dishes to local small businesses would be part of the infrastructure needed, saying,” That creates hot spots that can reach a radius of 200 meters.” Noting the for-profit nature of this endeavor, he communicated that the idea would be for stores to sell cheap internet access.

Eventually extending into other areas in Central and South America, the first places to be targeted will be Guatemala and Jamaica. Currently, Viasat has the capability to offer service up to the northern parts of Colombia, but a planned satellite launch next year will allow coverage of the rest of South America as well.

This news comes shortly after the announcement of Viasat’s purchase of Inmarsat for $7.3 billion.