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Avanti announces new satellite broadband partners for HYLAS 1
19 Oct 2010 | 08.24 Europe/London
After announcing its HYLAS 1 satellite is on track to be launched in November, Avanti is today announcing two new, regional ISPs in the UK which will sell its ‘up to’ 8Mbp/s service.
East Anglia’s InTouch Systems and Wales’ DSL Telecom have signed up to sell the 8Mb package which Avanti executives have hinted will cost around £25 per month when launched during the first quarter of 2011. Further details of packages, including the final confirmed monthly fee as well as usage allowances and hardware costs are expected to be announced nearer the time of launch.
The satellite launch was recently postponed from September to November but the company now claims the satellite is in French Guiana and is ready to be put in to geostationary orbit next month.
Faster satellite broadband
By the time it launches, Eutelsat is expecting to launch its ‘up to’ 10Mbp/s Tooway service through its KA-SAT satellite. Again, though, the final pricing and usage structure has yet to be announced. Its slower up to 4Mbp/s service is currently charged between £25-£35 per month and has a limit of less than 3Gb of data.
Astra will continue to offer its ‘up to’ 4Mb service for £30 per month.
All three satellite broadband providers claim the technology holds the key to fulfilling the government’s delayed commitment (to 2015) to 2Mb broadband for all without the huge infrastructure costs required to roll out DSL, let alone fibre, to the ‘final third’ of the country.
However, the technology has traditionally exhibited high latency rates which makes it less than ideal for gaming and VoIP.
East Anglia’s InTouch Systems and Wales’ DSL Telecom have signed up to sell the 8Mb package which Avanti executives have hinted will cost around £25 per month when launched during the first quarter of 2011. Further details of packages, including the final confirmed monthly fee as well as usage allowances and hardware costs are expected to be announced nearer the time of launch.
The satellite launch was recently postponed from September to November but the company now claims the satellite is in French Guiana and is ready to be put in to geostationary orbit next month.
Faster satellite broadband
By the time it launches, Eutelsat is expecting to launch its ‘up to’ 10Mbp/s Tooway service through its KA-SAT satellite. Again, though, the final pricing and usage structure has yet to be announced. Its slower up to 4Mbp/s service is currently charged between £25-£35 per month and has a limit of less than 3Gb of data.
Astra will continue to offer its ‘up to’ 4Mb service for £30 per month.
All three satellite broadband providers claim the technology holds the key to fulfilling the government’s delayed commitment (to 2015) to 2Mb broadband for all without the huge infrastructure costs required to roll out DSL, let alone fibre, to the ‘final third’ of the country.
However, the technology has traditionally exhibited high latency rates which makes it less than ideal for gaming and VoIP.