[October 30, 2009] 'Eutelsat offers Tooway satellite broadband to Ireland' Tweet Oct 30, 2009 (DMEUROPE via COMTEX) -- European satellite operator Eutelsat Communications has announced that its Tooway satellite broadband service has been selected under Ireland's National Broadband Scheme to deliver high-speed broadband connectivity to homes and businesses in rural Ireland. Tooway distributor Satellite Broadband Ireland will deliver the service under its recently won contract from Irish mobile broadband provider 3 running the National Broadband Scheme on behalf of the Irish government. Under the scheme, Tooway's satellite broadband service will be delivered to up to 5 percent of the 223,000 targeted buildings across rural Ireland. Those qualifying under the scheme will receive Tooway's 3.6 Mbps broadband service for EUR 19.99 per month, following a one-off EUR 49.00 installation and hardware charge. The National Broadband Scheme sees an estimated EUR 223 million investment by 3, of which a maximum of EUR 79.8 million will be contributed by the Irish government and EU, to provide broadband services to the designated electoral districts covered by the scheme. The Tooway is a first two-way satellite broadband service in Europe. The service is based on Eutelsat's satellite coverage and SurfBeam technology developed by ViaSat. The Tooway service has the ability to deliver voice over satellite telephony services and DTH television using the Tooway dish. In 2010, Eutelsat expects to expand the service with additional broadband access up to 10 Mbps. These broadband speeds will come from the launch of KA-SAT, the new satellite from Eutelsat specifically designed for broadband delivery in Europe. Distributed for DMeurope.com via M2 Communications (www.m2.com) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]