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
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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
SES partners Kiora
Luxembourg – SES Broadband Services is to partner with content platform developer Kiora on a content distribution and connectivity platform in Sub-Saharan Africa. This platform is to enable a very cost effective delivery of content and Internet access through a network of Wi-Fi Content Hotspots planned to be located at retail outlets and in public spaces. The solution combines Kiora's end-to-end service platform for the delivery of media content via Wi-Fi Content Hotspots and the … [Read more...] about SES partners Kiora
Newtec delivers 110,000th satellite terminal
Sint-Niklass, Belgium – Newtec has announced on June 30 a major milestone after delivering over 110,000 units of its IP satellite modems for the SES Broadband Services (SBBS) network in Ku and Ka-band. Newtec has been working closely with SBBS in Europe, the Middle East and Africa since it launched the Astra Connect (formerly Astra2Connect) service in 2007. It continues to supply hubs and terminals for SBBS and recently helped to extend coverage of the 20Mbps Ka-band service to cover … [Read more...] about Newtec delivers 110,000th satellite terminal
