Rural Broadband Access for Britain
August 10, 2009
Rural Broadband Access for Britain
According to the Telegraph, South Witham, a village in Lincolnshire has undergone a complete transformation after broadband was set up within the village and surrounding area.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Ms Anderson who helped set up the service, explained how her role as the Parish councillor was hinder by the lack of a decent internet connection and how it also reduced efficiency and communication for other South Witham residents and businesses.
Ms Anderson and her team managed to acquire a grant which enabled them to gain access to broadband via satellite. The impact of the rural broadband access on the town has been amazing reports Ms Anderson, explaining how everyone from a village radio station to a 79 year old social networking fanatic have been changed by the implementation of satellite broadband.
Of course Ms Anderson isn’t the only one benefiting from the recent installation of high speed satellite broadband. Sarah Barker – according to top10Broadband- a nurse studying for exams explained how she had desperately needed a broadband connection in order to study for her exams. With the introduction of satellite broadband, Sarah has been able to get a lot of the information she needs as well as teach her husband – a computer virgin – the importance and value of the internet.
South Witham isn’t the only place in rural Britain looking to jump aboard the high speed information highway. Campaigners across the British Isles – or Yogurt Knitters as critics have called them – have been campaign for better high speed rural broadband access services within the UK.
Gordon Brown is of course promising high speed broadband access for everyone by 2012, but for those who need broadband now or doubt his ability to fulfil such promises, satellite internet is a viable solution that the people of South Witham have shown works.
UK Mobile Satellite Internet Companies Form Partnership
August 5, 2009
A new partnership has been formed with the leading UK satellite broadband companies to provide UK vehicles with mobile internet satellite services.
The partnership was announced on July 31st by Conrad Anderson, Beyond DSL and Ten Haaft.
The new technology will use Eurostat’s satellite broadband technology and Ten Haaft’s Oyster Automatic Satellite Broadband system.
The mobile satellite broadband system is expected to cost between £17.49 and £69.95 per month. While this may seem cheap in comparison to other services such as Homenet (a fixed broadband satellite system) which starts from £39.99 per month, customers could be forking out an additional £3499 for equipment and be billed a fitting charge of £300. Homenet for example has hardware, delivery and installation costs which amount to just £759.97 (including VAT).
The new broaband service is expected to be aimed at fleet managers who own large number of vehicles.
Satellite Broadband Providers Highlight Annual Progress
July 31, 2009
According to the European Satellite Operators Association, the last twelve months has been a “breakthrough” for satellite broadband services.
Speaking at the annual general meeting of the European Satellite Operators Association, secretary general Aarti Holla-Maini explained how satellite broadband internet was now a mature technology and one that would continue to play a major role in reducing the broadband access problems within Europe.
Aarti Holla-Maini also welcomes a decision from the European Council in making companies who need to install satellite broadband more eligible for funding from the EU recovery package, a decision which will no doubt increase business satellite broadband interest and sales.
The European Satellite Operators Association has also elected Romain Bausch as chairman for the board. Romain Busch is chairman of the SES Executive Committee, Chairman of the board of SES Sirius and chairman of the board of directors of SES Astra and SES Americom-New Skies.
Bausch has succeeded Eutelsat Communications CEO Giuliano Berretta. Bausch joined SES in 1995 and since 2001 has been CEO and president.
Yabutz Introduces HughesNet Satellite Broadband
July 31, 2009
Motorsports and car racing search engine Yabutz.com is introducing Hughesnet broadband satellite internet to its rural customer base.
Hughesnet is currently one of the leading broadband satellite internet services in North America and provides satellite internet access for those living in geographically hard-to-reach broadband blackspots who are unable to get rural broadband access through either cable broadband or DSL broadband.
Speaking about the arrangement, Andrew Kaplan the outside marketing editor for Yabutz.com had this to say: “Given that Yabutz’ audience—race teams—is based mostly in rural areas in North America, acting as a referral partner for HughesNet Internet services was a natural for us. And with Yabutz sponsoring bluegrass concerts at Pocono Raceway, introducing HughesNet to Pennsylvania rural customers in particular also was a natural.”
As a special treat for the new bluegrass customers, a 30 minute special online broadcast will be available featuring interviews with several NASCAR and ARCA stars.