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Telekom Austria Group Takes Relationship with Eutelsat beyond TV to High-Speed Satellite Broadband
Regulatory News :
Telekom Austria Group (News - Alert) (TAG), the leading communications provider in
Central and Eastern Europe, with 23 million customers, is extending its
relationship with Eutelsat (News - Alert) Communications (Paris:ETL) (NYSE Euronext
Paris: ETL) to offer satellite broadband across its footprint. One out
of three households have no Internet access in some operating countries
of the Telekom Austria Group.
The new addition of Eutelsat's satellite broadband service, which
delivers download speeds of up to 22 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 6
Mbps, also equips Telekom Austria Group to offer triple play services
comprising broadband, voice calls and television (via the EUTELSAT 16A
satellite) to any home in the region, using a single dish. In September
2013, the two companies announced an agreement to host Telekom Austria
Group's white label Direct-to-Home platform on the EUTELSAT 16A
satellite to broadcast television services to Central and Eastern Europe.
Telekom Austria Group's new satellite broadband service is immediately
available in Austria through its A1 Telekom and all A1 retail stores and
will be rolling out in more territories in early 2015. Communicating
direct with Eutelsat's KA-SAT satellite, the service requires a small
satellite dish and modem and operates without the need for a fixed
telephone line. Installation of user equipment is carried out by a
Telekom Austria Group qualified installer.
Jean-Francois Fenech, General Manager at Eutelsat Broadband, the
specialised Eutelsat affiliate that provides broadband services through
KA-SAT, commented: "This agreement and our relationship with Telekom
Austria Group is the perfect example of how Eutelsat can work with
international telecom operators to offer high-value multimedia services
to users across Europe. We are delighted to now be delivering broadband
services alongside TAG's DTH platform to make triple play a reality
across Central and Eastern Europe."
"We are delighted to be able t announce the expansion of our
partnership with Eutelsat. Based on these broadband services, we are now
in a position to reach those remotely located areas across our operating
footprint that so far has had no access to our Internet infrastructure.
SAT broadband is a perfect supplement to our existing network
infrastructure as it allows us to meet this additional demand for
Internet coverage," said Stefan Amon, Director Wholesale Telekom
Austria Group, on the new possibilities.
About Eutelsat Communications
Established in 1977, Eutelsat
Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
one of the world's leading and most experienced operators of
communications satellites. The company provides capacity on 34
satellites to clients that include broadcasters and broadcasting
associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and Internet service
providers, enterprises and government agencies. Eutelsat's satellites
provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video, data, broadband and
government communications to be established irrespective of a user's
location. Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the
globe, Eutelsat represents a workforce of 1,000 men and women from 32
countries who are experts in their fields and work with clients to
deliver the highest quality of service.
For more about Eutelsat
please visit www.eutelsat.com
About Eutelsat Broadband
Eutelsat Broadband provides
satellite broadband services to residential and professional markets, as
well as to broadcasters, across the European continent, North Africa and
large parts of the Middle East. Its residential product tooway™ is the
best in class satellite broadband solution and a unique cost-effective
alternative to terrestrial access technologies in unserved and
underserved areas, with download speeds up to 22 Mbps and upload speeds
up to 6 Mbps. The connectivity needs of corporate customers and telcos
are also catered for through the KA-SAT Access product line and its VNO
and VPN solutions. Eutelsat Broadband also provides the latest IP based
satellite news gathering solutions, with its NewsSpotter service. For
more information, visit: www.eutelsatbroadband.com
About Telekom Austria Group
The Telekom Austria Group is the
largest telecommunications company in Austria and is successfully
positioned on international markets.Telekom Austria AG, listed on the
Vienna Stock Exchange since November 2000, is the leading communications
provider in Central and Eastern Europe with about 23 million customers
across its markets of operations. The Group is currently operating in
eight countries: Austria (A1), Slovenia (Si.mobil), Croatia (Vipnet),
the Republic of Serbia (Vip mobile) and the Republic of Macedonia (Vip
operator), Bulgaria (Mobiltel), Belarus (velcom) and Liechtenstein
(Telecom Liechtenstein). The total market of the eight countries covers
approximately 41 million inhabitants. The Group has roughly 16,000
employees as of December 31, 2013, Group revenues were about EUR 4.2
billion as of year-end 2013. Telekom Austria Group's portfolio
encompasses products and services of voice telephony, broadband
Internet, multimedia services, data and IT solutions, wholesale as well
as m-payment solutions.
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