The Brazilian Association of Satellite Telecommunications Companies (Abrasat, for its Portuguese acronym) yesterday presented data from the sector in the country and revealed an investment expectation of US$ 670 million over three years. The imminent launch of Telebras' Geostationary Defense and Communications Satellite (SGDC, for its Portuguese acronym) and at least seven new satellites that were auctioned and approved by Anatel, are the basis of the entity's optimism. Abrasat estimates that the new systems will expand satellite capacity by more than 100 Gbps using the Ka and Ku bands. Only with the SGDC will have 58 Gbps capacity. Other satellites with these technologies are Eutelsat 65WA, Star One D1 and Amazonas 3, in addition to systems as: Inmarsat Global Xpress, Intelsat Epic and the low-orbit constellation of O3b-SES.