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Firms Team Up to Offer Internet Via Satellite in Trans-Atlantic Push
Submitted by Benton Foundation on January 8, 2008 - 8:10amLast updated: February 21, 2008 - 10:24am
French satellite operator Eutelsat SA and U.S. equipment provider ViaSat Inc. have formed a partnership intended to make Internet access via satellite more competitive. The goal is to deliver faster, more flexible and less expensive broadband connections than those typically provided by existing satellite or ground-based rivals on both sides of the Atlantic.
Rural Broadband Providers Look Skyward
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 14, 2007 - 7:28amLast updated: February 21, 2008 - 7:33am
Just after nightfall on Aug. 14, a new state-of-the-art satellite owned by Hughes Communications will blast off from Kourou, French Guiana, into an orbit more than 22,000 miles above earth. The satellite, Spaceway 3, is part of the company's bid to reach a bigger slice of a sizable but untapped U.S. broadband market that remains beyond the reach of cable or DSL Internet service providers.
