Press Releases

TISCALI SELECTS EUTELSAT’s TOOWAY™ SATELLITE BROADBAND SERVICE TO EXTEND BROADBAND IN ITALY

Paris, 22 July 2010

Tiscali, one of Italy’s main independent telecommunications companies, and Eutelsat Communications (Paris Euronext: ETL) today announced the signature of an agreement that will allow Tiscali to expand its range of broadband products with the launch of a satellite service targeting homes across Italy beyond range of high-speed terrestrial networks. Branded Tiscali BroadbandSat, the service uses the Tooway™ consumer broadband technology provided by Eutelsat Communications and its Skylogic affiliate. Tiscali’s choice of Tooway™ will enable it to leverage the seamless coverage provided by satellites to reach into the 12% of the Italian population unserved by ADSL or fibre. > more (pdf, 127 KB)

ITALY’S SOUTH TYROL TURNS TO EUTELSAT'S TOOWAY™ SERVICE TO ENSURE BROADBAND AVAILABILITY TO ALL HOMES AND BUSINESSES
Paris, Bolzano, 8 December 2009
The Tooway™ broadband service operated by the Skylogic affiliate of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has been selected by Brennercom, the principal telecom operator in the South Tyrol, to ensure there are no exclusions to the benefits of broadband across the Italian-Germanspeaking province. Brennercom is deploying Tooway™ in partnership with Raiffeisen OnLine, a leading ISP and Run, a network infrastructure manager specialised in serving banks in the South Tyrol.
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EUTELSAT TOOWAY SERVICE SELECTED BY SFR FOR ITS NEW
SATELLITE BROADBAND SERVICE FOR FRENCH HOMES

Paris, 24 November 2009
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced the signature of a far-reaching contract concluded between its Skylogic broadband affiliate and SFR, one of the leading telecommunications operators in France. SFR has selected Tooway™ to meet demand for
broadband from its customers beyond ADSL coverage. Called the ‘Satellite Internet Pack’ the new service supplied by SFR was launched today using capacity on Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD™ 6 satellite. It will be extended on Eutelsat’s new-generation KA-SAT satellite whose launch is scheduled for end 2010. With more than 80 beams operating in the Ka-band, KA-SAT will enable up to two million homes across Europe to benefit from broadband access. > more (pdf, 119 KB)

EUTELSAT’S TOOWAY™ SATELLITE BROADBAND SERVICE TO HELP DELIVER IRELAND’S NATIONAL BROADBAND SCHEME

Paris, 29 October 2009: Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe’s leading satellite operator, today announced that its Tooway™ satellite broadband service has been chosen under Ireland’s National Broadband Scheme to deliver high speed broadband connectivity to homes and businesses in rural Ireland. > more (pdf, 114 KB)

EUTELSAT CONFIRMS THAT SATELLITE CAN DELIVER THE GOVERNMENT’S DIGITAL BRITAIN UNIVERSAL SERVICE COMMITMENT TODAY

The Tooway™ satellite consumer broadband service delivers 2Mbps today, 3.6Mbps from July 1 and 10Mbps in 2010

London, UK, 16 June 2009: Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe’s leading satellite operator, today welcomed the initiatives in the Government’s Digital Britain report and stated that its Universal Service Commitment to deliver a 2Mbps broadband service to all UK residents by 2012 can be delivered today using existing satellite technology. > more (pdf, 27 KB)

EUTELSAT’S TOOWAY™ SATELLITE BROADBAND SERVICE RAISES SPEEDS TO 3.6 Mbps FROM JULY 1

Overnight usage volumes discounted by 50% to allow increased use by customers

Paris, 8 June 2009

Paris, Madrid, 06 May 2009

EL CORTE INGLÉS OF SPAIN TO DISTRIBUTE EUTELSAT’S TOOWAY™ SATELLITE BROADBAND SERVICE

Tooway™ to be supplied through the commercial network of Informática El Corte Inglés

El Corte Inglés and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced that the Tooway™ satellite broadband service will be available through Spain’s leading retailer to consumers across the country who are located beyond range of terrestrial broadband coverage. The announcement follows the signature of a Tooway™ distribution agreement inked between Eutelsat, Europe’s leading satellite operator, and the technology subsidiary of the El Corte Inglés Group. > more (pdf, 127 KB)

Paris, Dublin, 04 May 2009

Eutelsat’s Tooway™ satellite Internet service makes broadband for all a reality in Ireland

Tooway™ delivers 2Mbps broadband for Ireland’s rural homes and slowband areas from €25 per month

Eutelsat Communications, (Euronext Paris: ETL) the European leader for satellite communications, has launched its revolutionary new Tooway™ consumer Internet access service in Ireland, making broadband for all a reality. Using satellite technology available from just €25 per month, Tooway™ can now offer Ireland’s rural homes, and those in slowband areas, access to 2 megabit per second (2Mbps) broadband services without the need for any existing telephone line infrastructure. In addition, Skylogic, a subsidiary of Eutelsat which develops, operates and markets broadband solutions and IP applications, will invest €7 million in Ireland building its own satellite communications hub for its operations. > more (pdf, 142 KB)

London, 30 April 2009

Eutelsat’s Tooway™ satellite Internet service makes Lord Carter’s Digital Britain a reality

Tooway™ delivers 2Mbps broadband for the UK’s rural homes and slowband areas from £29.99 per month

Eutelsat Communications, (Euronext Paris: ETL) the European leader for satellite communications, has launched its revolutionary new Tooway™ consumer Internet access service in the UK making Lord Carter’s Digital Britain vision of universal Internet access a reality. > more (pdf, 124 KB)

 02/02/09

EUTELSAT AND ITS PARTNERS LAUNCH SATELLITE BROADBAND IN FRANCE FOR 35 EUROS PER MONTH

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and its first partners, Numeo and Sat2Way, today announced the immediate launch in France of broadband access at no more than 35 euros a month, equipment included. This new initiative is consistent with Action No. 1 of the “Digital France 2012” Plan announced by the French government in October 2008, which aims to foster the emergence of broadband offers by 1 January 2010 so that all homes in France are guaranteed access to broadband at reasonable cost and irrespective of their location. > more (pdf, 110 KB)

 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, 104 KB)