ESTESA, abbreviated from Estaciones Terrenas de Satélite, was a Nicaraguan cable television company established in the early 1990s and was acquired by Claro in 2008 (ESTESA's services continue under Claro's brand name).
[2] In 2003, ESTESA acquired all of its competitors in Managua and expanded its fiber network.
[3] The company set up a new communication center in March 2007, with the aim of starting digital telephony and digital cable.
[2] In August 2008, Claro, owned by telecom magnate Carlos Slim, acquired the entirety of ESTESA.
[5] Its subscriber base moved to that of Claro, which was formerly ENITEL.