Eutelsat Communications has today announced plans for a high-speed broadband service in the UK which will be delivered by the company’s satellite network. The communications module is based in Portsmouth and upon completion will be transferred to the company’s French operation from which the new UK satellite broadband service will be launched in the later [...]
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- March 19th 2010
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- February 17th 2010
The subject of satellite broadband has again been pushed into the headlines with many experts now believing that satellite-based broadband systems are the best option for those living in the more rural parts of the UK. This comes at a time when the UK government, and other political parties, continue to promise the earth with [...]
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- June 18th 2009
While the Japanese broadband market has been somewhat overshadowed by the likes of Korea, the country is fighting back with a significant shift into satellite broadband communications. Last year’s launch of the Kizuna Japanese satellite system, otherwise known as WINDS (wideband internetworking engineering test and demonstration satellite) has taken satellite broadband to a new level.
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- May 27th 2009
As the UK government’s hopes of delivering broadband services to every home in the UK at speeds of no less than 2 Mb per second by 2012 continue to struggle, culture minister Andy Burnham has stepped forward with an alternative idea. He believes that one potential route into the more rural areas of the UK [...]
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- April 28th 2009
Satellite broadband is a sector of the telecoms industry which never makes headline news and appears to be as unpopular now as it ever has been. However, with news that the industry is able to guarantee broadband access in any area of the UK at speeds of around 2Mbps the unpopularity of this medium is [...]
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- November 4th 2008
The last few weeks have seen a number of broadband industry headlines comparing the quality of service available through mobile broadband, fixed line broadband and satellite broadband. There is a feeling that with satellite services readily available and no extra investment required we could see some developments in the satellite broadband sector.
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However, with the likes [...]
