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Eutelsat Announces Distribution Agreement Between Skylogic and Teliasonera for its Tooway(TM) Satellite Broadband Service
PARIS, May 23, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe's
leading satellite operator, today announced a distribution agreement between
its Skylogic subsidiary and TeliaSonera enabling the telecoms giant to
provide the new-generation Tooway(TM) satellite broadband service in Finland.
TeliaSonera will use the Tooway(TM) service, which will be delivered via
Eutelsat's new KA-SAT satellite, to help close the digital divide by
providing high-speed broadband services to customers beyond reach of
terrestrial or wireless networks.
Under the agreement, the service will roll-out first in
Finland, with TeliaSonera expecting to connect thousands of customers to
Tooway(TM) over the next three years.
With download speeds of up to 10 Mbps and upload speeds of up
to 4 Mbps, Tooway(TM) satellite broadband will bring fast, reliable and
affordable Internet access for TeliaSonera customers in areas with limited
alternative solutions for broadband. The Tooway(TM) solution consists of a
small satellite dish and a modem connected to the PC giving customers
Internet access with no need for a telephone line.
This new-generation Tooway(TM) service will be delivered via
Eutelsat's innovative KA-SAT satellite, which was launched in December 2010
and is on track to go into full commercial service mid-2011. With its total
capacity of more than 70 Gbps, KA-SAT ranks as the world's most powerful
spacecraft and, as Europe's first High-Throughput Satellite (HTS), will usher
in a new era of competitively-priced satellite-delivered services for homes
and small businesses across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. The satellite
forms the cornerstone of a new European satellite infrastructure which
includes eight main satellite gateways across Europe connected to the
Internet by a fibre backbone ring.
"We are proud and pleased to be able to bring this latest
consumer technology to Finland. For the first time, the service will make
broadband available to all Finns," says TeliaSonera Finland's Managing
Director Juha-Pekka Weckstrom. "We believe that the service will be popular
with users in both sparsely-populated and built-up areas, because we are
convinced that the high data transfer rates and reasonable pricing are an
attractive combination."
"Already selected to support National Broadband Programmes in
Ireland, Switzerland and Italy, Tooway(TM) is perfectly positioned to serve
the needs of TeliaSonera's customers in rural and urban not spot areas,"
added Arduino Patacchini, CEO of Skylogic. "We are delighted to be working
with TeliaSonera to extend broadband to all, and look forward to building a
close and longstanding partnership which contributes to achieving an
inclusive and high-quality broadband environment in TeliaSonera's markets."
About TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera provides network access and telecommunication
services in the Nordic and Baltic countries, the emerging markets of Eurasia,
including Russia and Turkey, and in Spain. TeliaSonera helps people and
companies communicate in an easy, efficient and environmentally friendly way.
Our ambition is to be number one or two in all our markets, providing the
best customer experience, high quality networks and cost efficient
operations. TeliaSonera is also the leading European wholesale provider with
a wholly-owned international carrier network. In 2010, net sales amounted to
SEK 107 billion, EBITDA to SEK 37.7 billion and earnings per share to SEK
4.73. The TeliaSonera share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki.
Read more at http://www.teliasonera.com
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
the holding company of Eutelsat S.A. With capacity commercialised on 27
satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well
as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the
Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in
terms of revenues. At March 31, 2011, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting
more than 3,800 television channels to over 200 million cable and satellite
homes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Group's satellites also
serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV
contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet
Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets.
Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates access to
high speed Internet services through teleports in France and Italy that serve
enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in
Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and
its subsidiaries employ 700 commercial, technical and operational employees
from 28 countries.
http://www.eutelsat.com; http://www.tooway.com
Source: Eutelsat Communications
For further information: Press: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel. : + 33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr ; Frederique Gautier, Tel. : + 33-1-53-98-37-91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr ; Investors & Analysts, Lisa Finas, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com
Eutelsat Announces Distribution Agreement Between Skylogic and Teliasonera for its Tooway(TM) Satellite Broadband Service
PARIS, May 23, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe's
leading satellite operator, today announced a distribution agreement between
its Skylogic subsidiary and TeliaSonera enabling the telecoms giant to
provide the new-generation Tooway(TM) satellite broadband service in Finland.
TeliaSonera will use the Tooway(TM) service, which will be delivered via
Eutelsat's new KA-SAT satellite, to help close the digital divide by
providing high-speed broadband services to customers beyond reach of
terrestrial or wireless networks.
Under the agreement, the service will roll-out first in
Finland, with TeliaSonera expecting to connect thousands of customers to
Tooway(TM) over the next three years.
With download speeds of up to 10 Mbps and upload speeds of up
to 4 Mbps, Tooway(TM) satellite broadband will bring fast, reliable and
affordable Internet access for TeliaSonera customers in areas with limited
alternative solutions for broadband. The Tooway(TM) solution consists of a
small satellite dish and a modem connected to the PC giving customers
Internet access with no need for a telephone line.
This new-generation Tooway(TM) service will be delivered via
Eutelsat's innovative KA-SAT satellite, which was launched in December 2010
and is on track to go into full commercial service mid-2011. With its total
capacity of more than 70 Gbps, KA-SAT ranks as the world's most powerful
spacecraft and, as Europe's first High-Throughput Satellite (HTS), will usher
in a new era of competitively-priced satellite-delivered services for homes
and small businesses across Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. The satellite
forms the cornerstone of a new European satellite infrastructure which
includes eight main satellite gateways across Europe connected to the
Internet by a fibre backbone ring.
"We are proud and pleased to be able to bring this latest
consumer technology to Finland. For the first time, the service will make
broadband available to all Finns," says TeliaSonera Finland's Managing
Director Juha-Pekka Weckstrom. "We believe that the service will be popular
with users in both sparsely-populated and built-up areas, because we are
convinced that the high data transfer rates and reasonable pricing are an
attractive combination."
"Already selected to support National Broadband Programmes in
Ireland, Switzerland and Italy, Tooway(TM) is perfectly positioned to serve
the needs of TeliaSonera's customers in rural and urban not spot areas,"
added Arduino Patacchini, CEO of Skylogic. "We are delighted to be working
with TeliaSonera to extend broadband to all, and look forward to building a
close and longstanding partnership which contributes to achieving an
inclusive and high-quality broadband environment in TeliaSonera's markets."
About TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera provides network access and telecommunication
services in the Nordic and Baltic countries, the emerging markets of Eurasia,
including Russia and Turkey, and in Spain. TeliaSonera helps people and
companies communicate in an easy, efficient and environmentally friendly way.
Our ambition is to be number one or two in all our markets, providing the
best customer experience, high quality networks and cost efficient
operations. TeliaSonera is also the leading European wholesale provider with
a wholly-owned international carrier network. In 2010, net sales amounted to
SEK 107 billion, EBITDA to SEK 37.7 billion and earnings per share to SEK
4.73. The TeliaSonera share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki.
Read more at http://www.teliasonera.com
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
the holding company of Eutelsat S.A. With capacity commercialised on 27
satellites that provide coverage over the entire European continent, as well
as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the
Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in
terms of revenues. At March 31, 2011, Eutelsat's satellites were broadcasting
more than 3,800 television channels to over 200 million cable and satellite
homes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Group's satellites also
serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV
contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet
Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets.
Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates access to
high speed Internet services through teleports in France and Italy that serve
enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid organisations in
Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and
its subsidiaries employ 700 commercial, technical and operational employees
from 28 countries.
http://www.eutelsat.com; http://www.tooway.com
Source: Eutelsat Communications
For further information: Press: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel. : + 33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr ; Frederique Gautier, Tel. : + 33-1-53-98-37-91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr ; Investors & Analysts, Lisa Finas, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com