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EuropaSat CEO Warns UK Satellite Broadband Subsidy Too “Complicated”

21st March, 2016 (3 Comments)

The CEO of ISP EuropaSat, Andrew Walwyn, has warned that the Government’s rural broadband subsidy scheme for meeting the 2Mbps Universal Service Commitment (USC) is suffering from low uptake because its “very complicated” and the subsidy (up to around £350) is too small.

Ofcom Consult on UK Space Spectrum Strategy and Satellite Broadband

1st March, 2016 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has launched its new ‘Space Spectrum Strategy‘ (PDF) consultation, which among other things aims to enable growth in broadband communications provided via Satellite to hard to reach locations on land (rural areas), ships and aircraft.

Ofcom Set to Approve Inmarsat’s Aircraft Based Satellite Broadband

22nd February, 2016 (0 Comments)

Inmarsat’s slow moving plan to improve broadband connectivity on aircraft took another step forward today after Ofcom launched a consultation to authorise new terrestrial base stations, which should allow “direct air-to-ground” Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to aircraft via the 2GHz band.

Eutelsat and ViaSat Prep 100Mbps Satellite Broadband for EU and UK

11th February, 2016 (5 Comments)

Satellite operators Eutelsat and ViaSat have announced that they’re teaming up via a Joint Venture. On top of that ViaSat has also announced plans to build three new ViaSat-3 spacecraft, which could deliver broadband speeds of 100Mbps+ to customers around Europe and possibly the UK.

Europasat Connect 30Mbps Satellite Broadband to 1000 Welsh Premises

5th February, 2016 (3 Comments)

Cross-platform Satellite broadband ISP Europasat, which offers a choice of space-based Internet access services from operators like Eutelsat (Tooway), Avanti (HYLAS) and SES (Astra), has today announced that over 1,000 homes and businesses in Wales have already taken their service.

BDUK Extends UK Rural Broadband Subsidy Scheme to Wireless ISP

29th January, 2016 (21 Comments)

In an interesting development the Government appears to have extended its £60m 2Mbps for all rural broadband (USC) subsidy scheme to include fixed wireless ISP Quickline in Lincolnshire (England), which is big change from the initial focus on Satellite based solutions.

UK Rural Broadband Satellite Subsidy Scheme Gets Off to a Slow Start

19th January, 2016 (6 Comments)

Perhaps unsurprisingly the Government’s new Satellite broadband subsidy scheme, which aims to help 300,000 of the most remote rural premises in the United Kingdom (note: Wales has a different scheme) to get a better connection, has got off to a slow start with only £8,400 spent of the £60 million funding.

ISP Satellite Internet Joins Welsh Access Broadband Cymru Scheme

12th January, 2016 (0 Comments)

The imaginatively named Satellite Internet, which is a division of BeyonDSL and supplies Satellite based broadband connectivity using the SES Techcom (ASTRA) platform, has today announced that it is an official registered supplier for the Access Broadband Cymru (ABC) subsidy scheme.

UPDATE BT in 2Mbps USC Broadband Deal with Satellite Solutions Worldwide

11th January, 2016 (3 Comments)

Reports suggest that BT will today sign a new deal with Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW), which could potentially help them to sell affordable broadband to remote rural homes and businesses that suffer from slow Internet connections.

Farmers Criticise Government’s Rural Quick Fix of Satellite Broadband

24th December, 2015 (16 Comments)

The National Farmers Union (NFU), which supports around 55,000 members across the United Kingdom, has criticised the Government’s new Satellite broadband subsidy scheme. The organisation warns that the solution “does not work that well for everyone” and might struggle to meet its targets.

UPDATE3 Broadband Satellite Subsidy to Help 300000 Rural UK Premises

6th December, 2015 (9 Comments)

As expected the Government has today announced that the pilot of their subsidy scheme (here), which is designed to support the installation of Satellite broadband services in remote rural areas, has now been launched and made available to 300,000 of the most remote rural homes and businesses.

UPDATE Sky Broadband Launch New Sky Q Hub Router and Internet TV

18th November, 2015 (5 Comments)

Sky (Sky Broadband) has today soft launched a new range of devices and a more dynamic approach to distributing TV content, both online and via Satellite, through the launch of their next-generation entertainment and Internet system called Sky Q (available in the UK from early 2016).

North Yorkshire UK Makes Progress on Phase 3 Fibre Broadband Plan

3rd November, 2015 (5 Comments)

The Superfast North Yorkshire scheme in England, which is working with BTOpenreach to make FTTC/P based superfast broadband (24Mbps+) services available to around 90% of local premises by late 2016, looks to have finally agreed some solid details for a future expansion to reach 95%.

Satellite ISP Says Satellite Broadband Can Fix UK Rural Connectivity

28th October, 2015 (13 Comments)

One of the ISPs involved in a Government pilot of Satellite broadband connectivity for remote rural areas claims that the effort has been a success and that 61.5% of people who participated in a free trial have now chosen to sign up to a one-year contract. But did they have any other choice?

BT Set to Promise Faster Broadband for the Final 5 Percent of the UK

21st September, 2015 (39 Comments)

Reports suggest that BT’s CEO, Gavin Patterson, will tomorrow outline a new plan for expanding the reach of faster broadband services to the final 5% of premises in the United Kingdom (most of those are in remote rural locations).

Government to Start Rural Pilot of Free Broadband Satellite Subsidy

16th September, 2015 (30 Comments)

As expected the Government has announced that they’re launching a pilot of their proposed subsidy (voucher) scheme to support the installation of “superfast” (24Mbps+) capable Satellite broadband services in remote rural areas, which will begin this month in Suffolk and West Yorkshire (England).

Fibre Optic ISP Gigaclear in Odd UK Satellite Broadband Supply Deal

5th August, 2015 (4 Comments)

Most people are probably familiar with Gigaclear as an ISP that has put huge investment towards delivering ultrafast 1000Mbps capable fibre optic broadband (FTTH/P) services into rural areas, but a new deal with Europasat (SSW) will soon also see them supporting the roll-out of inferior Satellite.