As of 2014[update], ARSAT had four business lines:[2]
TDA (Spanish:Televisión Digital Abierta): A country widedigital terrestrial televisionSATVD-T broadcasting network.[4] TheArgentine government ordered a national terrestrial network, where all licensedbroadcasting stations can get their programs transmitted through the common system.[5][6] ARSAT is in charge of developing and installing the initial 90 broadcasting stations.
Argentine Geostationary Communication Satellite System (SSGAT forSpanish:Sistema Satelital Geoestacionario Argentino de Telecomunicaciones): The Argentine government has decided to fund a national satellite system where allITU assignedgeostationaryorbital slots are filled with satellites designed and manufactured locally. It currently includes theARSAT-1,ARSAT-2 andARSAT-3.
Conectar Igualdad (Spanish forConnecting Equality): It's the national program for reducing thedigital divide. ARSAT is in charge of the satellite segment of the program through the SSGAT.
TDA: ARSAT is also in charge of the satellite broadcasting segment of the national digital television broadcasting network.
Federal Fiber Optics Network (ReFeFO forSpanish:Red Federal de Fibra Óptica): The Argentine government has funded a 52,000 km (32,000 mi) fiber optic network to transport Internet, Digital Television, Telephony and private data. ARSAT is in charge of its construction and operation.
Conectar Igualdad: ARSAT is also in charge of leveraging the RFFO for this digital divide program.
TDA: ARSAT is also in charge of connecting the TDA terrestrial network through the RFFO.
Data Center: In its ground station in Benavídez,Tigre Partido,Buenos Aires, ARSAT has built and operates a 4,200 m2 (45,000 sq ft) TIER III certifieddata center.
CEATSA: An environmental testing laboratory. While it is physically connected toINVAP's satellite manufacturing facility, ARSAT holds a majority ownership (80% as of 2015).[7]
Libre.ar (cancelled): In December 2012, gave ARSAT a mandate to set up acellular network that would be open to small operators.[8] This was possible because the Government had kept a set of frequency bands for a national network operator.[9] The program never materialized and just 18 months later the frequencies were put up for auction.[10][11]
