Tiscali
Selects
Eutelsat's
Tooway
Satellite
Broadband
Service
To
Extend
Broadband
In
Italy
22
July
2010
Tiscali,
and
Eutelsat
Communications
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.
Tooway™
is
the
first
satellite
based
two-way
broadband
solution
in
Europe
offering
speeds
and
costs
comparable
to
ADSL.
The
service
is
based
on
Eutelsat's
satellite
coverage,
the
commercial
and
infrastructure
operating
experience
of
its
Skylogic
subsidiary,
and
technology
developed
by
ViaSat
which
already
powers
Internet
access
for
over
500,000
homes
in
North
America.
In
Europe,
Tooway™
is
already
serving
customers
in
more
than
20
countries
including
the
UK,
Germany,
France,
Spain,
Italy,
Switzerland
and
Ireland,
with
additional
countries
preparing
to
roll
out
service.
The
Tooway™
solution
consists
of a
small
satellite
dish
and
a
modem
connected
to
the
PC
via
the
Ethernet,
giving
customers
immediate
broadband
access
following
simple
installation.
With
no
need
for
a
telephone
connection,
the
service
provides
two-way
wireless
Internet
access
with
speeds
of
3.6
Mbps
to
the
PC
and
512
kbps
from
the
PC.
Tooway™
is
currently
provided
using
Ka-band
capacity
on
Eutelsat's
HOT
BIRD™
6
satellite.
With
speeds
starting
from
10
Mbps,
performance
will
be
further
enhanced
in
spring
2011
with
the
commercial
availability
of
Eutelsat's
KA-SAT
satellite
which
is
being
prepared
for
launch
in
November
this
year.
"We
are
delighted
to
enlarge
our
broadband
service
portfolio
with
the
Tooway™
consumer
broadband
technology
provided
by
Eutelsat",
says
Luca
Scano,
General
Manager
at
Tiscali.
"Their
expertise
and
satellite
technology
will
support
our
mission
to
make
broadband
available
in
the
most
extended
manner
and
with
the
best
ratio
in
terms
of
price
and
quality."
Arduino
Patacchini,
CEO
of
Skylogic
and
Multimedia
Director
of
Eutelsat,
added:
"The
selection
of
Tooway™
by
one
of
the
most
innovative
telecom
companies
to
emerge
in
Europe
since
the
Internet
revolution
took
off
is a
key
milestone
for
us.
It
underscores
the
validity
of
our
technology
and
highlights
just
how
far
satellites
are
anchored
as a
core
technology
for
achieving
universal
broadband
access.
We
are
delighted
that
Tiscali
is
integrating
Tooway™
into
its
portfolio
of
broadband
services."
