Satellite
Internet sees
boost in
satellite
connectivity
from BDUK
broadband
project
9 March
2016
Satellite
Internet
announced that
it is seeing a
growing level of
interest in the
supplementary
element of
BDUK’s
Basic Broadband
For All scheme
which aims to
provide
affordable
broadband
services of at
least 2Mbps to
all UK premises.
Satellite
Internet has
been an approved
provider under
the
Supplementary
Scheme since its
launch last
December, as
BDUK continues
its efforts to
improve
broadband
connectivity for
homes and
businesses
across the
country. The
BDUK voucher
scheme provides
a major
contribution
towards the
equipment and
installation
cost of a basic
broadband
connection
delivered over
satellite,
ensuring the
minimum standard
for speed is
met, even in the
most
hard-to-reach
areas.
As part
of the
satellite-specific
scheme’s
supplementary
element,
Satellite
Internet is
offering an
entry-level
proposal, which
includes 10GB of
monthly data and
speeds of up to
20Mbps direct to
end-users, at a
cost of £19.95
per month.
Satellite
Internet
Managing
Director Mike
Locke said:
“Despite the
nationwide
demand for fast
connectivity,
many properties
in the UK still
don’t have the
most basic
broadband
speeds,
rendering users
unable to make
full use of the
internet. BDUK’s
Basic Broadband
For All scheme
recognises the
importance of
satellite
internet
connectivity in
providing an
acceptable level
of broadband
speed to the
“final five
percent” – those
premises that
cannot
realistically be
served by
traditional
terrestrial-based
broadband
delivery
technologies.”
The
Basic Broadband
For All
Supplementary
Scheme is
entirely
administered by
BDUK, which has
directly engaged
with a number of
accredited
Retail Service
Providers
(RSPs). The
Supplementary
Scheme runs
alongside the
main national
scheme, which is
managed by
regional
authorities and
provisioned via
BT through an
alternate
selection of
accredited RSPs.
Locke
added: “The key
advantage of the
Supplementary
Scheme is that
BDUK passes
subsidy directly
through to RSPs
which are
already experts
in bringing
connectivity to
more
geographically
challenging
properties
without
involving a
middle man. This
allows us to
deliver
broadband
services to
eligible
premises at the
most affordable
level to the
consumer and it
is this
affordability
that is now
attracting an
increasing level
of interest.”
Satellite
Internet
partners with
SES Techcom
Services, a
wholly-owned
subsidiary of
leading
satellite
operator SES, to
deliver
high-speed
satellite
broadband
services across
the UK and
Ireland.
