Satellite promises: An open-source investigation and footprint analysis of SGDC-1’s quest in delivering broadband to public rural schools in Brazil
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
Published online on June 23, 2025
Abstract
Convergence, Ahead of Print.
In 2017, Brazil launched the Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC-1), fulfilling the state’s long-held ambition to manufacture and operate a national communication satellite. This article investigates the main frictions ...
In 2017, Brazil launched the Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC-1), fulfilling the state’s long-held ambition to manufacture and operate a national communication satellite. This article investigates the main frictions ...