Luxembourg – SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced that its Astra Connect for Communities solution will be used in a UK Government-funded Market Test Pilot (MTP) project. These Pilot projects aim to assess which technologies and commercial models are best suited to deliver superfast broadband to the final five percent of households in the UK that currently do not have access to high-speed internet. SES is working with Satellite Internet, the … [Read more...] about Astra Connect solution selected for UK satellite pilot
Astra Connect
SES and Swisscom sign agreement
Luxembourg – SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced that it has signed an agreement with Switzerland’s leading telecom provider, Swisscom, to provide the Astra Connect service in Switzerland. Swisscom provides nationwide broadband access as part of the Universal Broadband Service Obligation in Switzerland. In about two percent of homes, a DSL broadband Internet access with the required minimum transmission rate is not possible. To provide Internet … [Read more...] about SES and Swisscom sign agreement
SBBS expands partnership with ORBITCOM
Luxembourg – SES Broadband Services (SBBS) announced an expansion of its partnership with the Internet Service Provider ORBITCOM to include the delivery of Astra Connect for communities in Germany. The new deal follows ORBITCOM’s successful delivery of the Astra Connect service, which provides broadband Internet to individual households and businesses via a satellite dish. The partnership, which has been in place since April, has now been extended to include the marketing of … [Read more...] about SBBS expands partnership with ORBITCOM
SBBS expands partnership with ORBITCOM
Luxembourg – SES Broadband Services (SBBS) announced an expansion of its partnership with the Internet Service Provider ORBITCOM to include the delivery of Astra Connect for communities in Germany. The new deal follows ORBITCOM’s successful delivery of the Astra Connect service, which provides broadband Internet to individual households and businesses via a satellite dish. The partnership, which has been in place since April, has now been extended to include the marketing of … [Read more...] about SBBS expands partnership with ORBITCOM