PARIS, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Eutelsat's high-performance KA-SAT
satellite will allow Telekom Slovenije to provide fast Internet
access to the 10% of Slovenian homes beyond reach of terrestrial
broadband
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe's leading satellite operator, today
announced an agreement with Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia's leading telecoms operator, to offer
high-speed satellite broadband to the almost 90,000 homes that
remain unserved by broadband networks.
The new consumer satellite broadband service provided by
Eutelsat's high performance KA-SAT satellite will enable Telekom
Slovenije to offer internet access to the most rural homes across
the country. The service operates with a small (77cm)
easy-to-install satellite dish and modem.
Telekom Slovenije provides high-end mobile, fixed and IP
communications, multimedia content, and services to residential and
business users. Telekom Slovenije's Mobitel and SiOL brands are
synonymous with high-quality and user-friendly mobile and broadband
services.
Simon Furlan, Director of
Marketing at Telekom Slovenije said: "High speed internet access
has become an essential service for consumers, providing access to
education, entertainment and public services. This agreement
ensures that our customers, wherever they live in the country, will
be able to access reliable, high speed broadband services
today."
Jean-François Fenech, General Manager of Eutelsat's Broadband
Business Unit, added: "Eutelsat's satellite
broadband solution was designed specifically to help Europe's telecom providers to
provide a universal, high speed internet service to their
customers, wherever their location. We are delighted that Telekom
Slovenije has chosen Eutelsat' service to help
close the digital divide for Slovenia's remaining digitally
deprived residents."
Delivered by KA-SAT
Eutelsat's KA-SAT, with a total capacity of 90 Gbps is
transforming the market for satellite- delivered broadband services
across Europe and the
Mediterranean Basin. The satellite forms the cornerstone of a
state-of-the-art communications infrastructure, which includes a
sophisticated on-ground network of eight main gateways across
Europe that are connected to the
Internet by a fibre backbone ring.
About Telekom Slovenia Group
The Telekom Slovenia Group is Slovenia`s leading and most
advanced telecommunications operator in all key segments of the
well-developed and highly competitive Slovenian market, delivering
a comprehensive portfolio of fixed, mobile, Internet and
state-of-the-art integrated telecommunication solutions via its
modern proprietary network. Beyond its clear number of
presence in Slovenia, Telekom
Slovenia Group is present in several high growth markets in
Southeast Europe, in Macedonia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Kosovo and
Albania. The Group's acquisition
of 50% stake in Gibtelecom, Gibraltar's dominant fixed, mobile and
Internet operator, represents further steps in the strategy to
extend Telekom Slovenije's geographic footprint into selected
Southeast European and Mediterranean markets.
About Eutelsat Communications
(http://www.eutelsat.com)
Eutelsat Communications is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.
With capacity commercialised on 30 satellites delivering reach of
Europe, the Middle East,
Africa, Asia, significant parts of the Americas and
the Asia-Pacific, Eutelsat
Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is
one of the world's leading satellite operators. As of 31 December 2012 Eutelsat's satellites were
broadcasting 4,500 television channels to over 200 million cable
and satellite homes in Europe, the
Middle East and Africa. The Group's satellites also provide a
wide range of services for TV contribution, corporate networks and
fixed and mobile broadband markets. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ
over 780 commercial, technical and operational professionals from
30 countries.
SOURCE Eutelsat Communications
