Liberty Empresas has been authorized to resell Starlink’s high-speed satellite internet in Costa Rica, opening a new option for businesses, schools and organizations operating in rural or hard-to-reach areas.
The service, called Internet Corporativo Satelital, is aimed at hotels in rural areas, farms, agroindustrial companies, regional offices, schools and colleges that need stable internet where fiber or other terrestrial networks are limited, unreliable or unavailable. Business clients have had access to the service since April 27.
The offer uses Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite network to provide broadband internet capable of supporting video calls, streaming, online education, cloud platforms and other business applications. Starlink describes its system as using low-Earth orbit satellites to deliver broadband for services such as streaming, online gaming and video calls.
For us here in Costa Rica, the move is especially relevant outside the Central Valley, where geography, distance and lower population density often make traditional network expansion more difficult. Tourism businesses, agricultural operations, remote offices and education centers are among the sectors most likely to benefit from the service.
Liberty Empresas is positioning the service as both a primary connection for places without strong terrestrial coverage and a backup option for companies that already depend on fiber or fixed internet. The service includes connectivity for remote sites and continuous operations, backup in case of fiber network failures, secure connection with cloud applications and data centers, video surveillance, network monitoring and 24/7 management.
José Pablo Rivera, director of Liberty Empresas, said the company can now provide connectivity in places where the terrestrial network is not viable or where businesses need an additional backup. He also said Liberty can integrate Starlink into its corporate network as a managed service, including network management, SD-WAN, cybersecurity and dedicated monitoring.
The announcement marks Liberty’s second recent Starlink-related service in Costa Rica. In April, the company announced a separate agreement with Starlink to bring satellite-to-mobile connectivity to the country. That service is still in development and is expected to launch commercially in the second half of 2026.
That mobile service will work differently from the new business internet product. Liberty says the future satellite-to-cell service will act as a backup when mobile signal is lost, allowing compatible phones to connect directly to satellite coverage in open areas with visibility to the sky. In its first stage, it is expected to support SMS, messaging and basic data through apps such as WhatsApp.
The business version now being offered through Liberty Empresas is designed for fixed or portable corporate use, rather than direct connection from a phone. That makes it more relevant for hotels, rural lodges, farms, construction sites, schools, field operations and companies opening branches outside major urban areas.
For Costa Rica’s tourism sector, the service could help smaller hotels and operators in remote regions handle reservations, card payments, guest communication and emergency coordination with fewer interruptions. For agricultural and agroindustrial companies, it could support logistics, monitoring systems, cloud-based management tools and communication between remote sites.
