Press Releases

 12/11/08

FASTWEB CHOOSES EUTELSAT TO BRING BROADBAND SATELLITE CONNECTIONS IN ITALY

Closed an agreement to use the Tooway™ system

FASTWEB, Italy’s second-largest fixed telecommunications provider has signed an industrial agreement with Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) via its Skylogic broadband subsidiary that will allow FASTWEB to extend the coverage of broadband service through satellite connections.
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21/10/08

EUTELSAT AFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO “DIGITAL FRANCE 2012”, THE NEW INITIATIVE LAUNCHED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe’s leading satellite operator, affirms its commitment to playing a full role in “Digital France 2012”, the French Government’s initiative designed to promote the digital economy all over French territory. > more (pdf, 25 KB)

03/10/2008

TELECABLE INITIATES DEPLOYMENT OF EUTELSAT’S TOOWAY™ CONSUMER SATELLITE BROADBAND SERVICE IN SPAIN’S ASTURIAS REGION

Following a contract signed on July 27 between TeleCable and Skylogic (Eutelsat’s broadband affiliate), Telecable is now initiating widespread deployment of the Tooway™ satellite broadband service in Asturias (a northern region of Spain). With this agreement between Skylogic and TeleCable, the leading provider of cable and Internet services in Asturias, up to 6000 Tooway™ terminals will be deployed throughout the region in order to deliver broadband to homes located in non-served ADSL areas. > more (pdf, 31 KB)

21/09/08

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK FOR EUTELSAT’s TOOWAY™ BROADBAND SERVICE GATHERS SPEED WITH NUMEO IN FRANCE

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the expansion in France of the distribution network of its Tooway™ service with the signature of an agreement with Numéo S.A.. Eutelsat’s innovative Tooway™ service offers a fully satellite-based broadband solution to consumers beyond range of ADSL networks. > more (pdf, 26 KB)

10/07/08

THE PIEDMONT REGION AND EUTELSAT COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCE A SHARED COMMITMENT TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Italy’s Piedmont Region, together with Eutelsat, Europe’s leading satellite operator, announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding to leverage satellite technology to accelerate the availability of digital services for all of Piedmont’s citizens irrespective of their location. > more (pdf, 26 KB)

03/06/08

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OF EUTELSAT's TOOWAY™ BROADBAND SERVICE GATHERS SPEED WITH TELDAFAX IN GERMANY

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and TelDaFax Communications GmbH today announced an agreement for the immediate distribution of the Tooway™ satellite broadband service in Germany. Skylogic, Eutelsat’s broadband affiliate, will be directly responsible for the distribution contract with TelDafax. > more (pdf, 33 KB)

15/01/08

SWISSCOM SELECTS EUTELSAT'S NEW TOOWAY™ BROADBAND SERVICE TO ENSURE UNIVERSAL BROADBAND ACCESS THROUGHOUT SWITZERLAND

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced a major contract for its new Tooway™ satellite broadband Ka-band service with Swisscom, Switzerland’s leading telecommunications company. > more (pdf, 41 KB)

07/01/08

EUTELSAT TO DRIVE SATELLITE BROADBAND TO NEW FRONTIERS WITH FIRST FULL KA-BAND SATELLITE INFRASTRUCTURE

• EADS Astrium to deliver new Eutelsat Ka-band satellite
• Eutelsat to collaborate with ViaSat to develop further satellite broadband markets in Europe and the United States

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, today announced it has selected EADS Astrium to deliver its first satellite operating exclusively in Ka-band frequencies. The satellite will form the cornerstone of a major new satellite infrastructure programme that will significantly expand capacity for consumer broadband services across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, while providing new opportunities for local and regional television markets. > more (pdf, 38 KB)

10/09/07

TOOWAY™ CONSUMER SATELLITE BROADBAND SERVICE CONTINUES ROLL-OUT ACROSS EUROPE

Eutelsat and Skylogic, in partnership with ViaSat, announce new distribution agreements in France, Spain, Bulgaria

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) announced at the IBC exhibition in Amsterdam the expansion of the distribution network for the Tooway™ satellite broadband service that was first presented in Germany at the recent International Consumer Electronics show in Berlin. Distribution agreements have been signed which mark the extension of the service beyond Germany into France, Spain and Bulgaria. > more (pdf, 43 KB)

31/08/07

EUTELSAT AND VIASAT READY TO LAUNCH TOOWAY™ CONSUMER SATELLITE BROADBAND SERVICE IN GERMANY

New generation two-way satellite service brings high-quality, affordable Internet access to residential users

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) today announced that the consumer broadband satellite service they are partnering to offer in Europe will be available from the end of September in Germany, with selected other European markets to follow before the end of the year. > more (pdf, 46 KB)