NordNet, Subsidiary of France T?l?com-Orange, Picks Eutelsat's Tooway? Service for its Triple Play Satellite Offer
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Posted on January 30, 2012 at 12:07:02 PM
NordNet, Subsidiary of France Télécom-Orange, Picks Eutelsat's Tooway(TM) Service for its Triple Play Satellite Offer
Broadband speeds up to 10 Mbps
PARIS, January 30, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its Skylogic affiliate
has signed a distribution agreement with NordNet, [http://www.nordnet.com ] a subsidiary
of France-Telecom-Orange, which enables France's leading alternative broadband supplier to
add new impetus to its range of satellite Internet services.
Using Skylogic's Tooway(TM) [http://www.tooway.com ] satellite broadband service,
NordNet today launched Triple Play services in France delivering 10 Mbps download speeds
for consumers and businesses.
NordNet's choice of Tooway(TM) underscores its ambition to leverage the
highest-performing satellite services to respond to demand for broadband from consumers
and businesses unserved or underserved by ADSL. It enables NordNet to benefit immediately
from the superior performance and functionalities of Tooway(TM) that is provided in France
and across Europe by Eutelsat's powerful KA-SAT
[http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/9e_ka-sat.html ] satellite.
NordNet is commercialising Tooway(TM) under the brand Gamme Turbo-10. For a monthly
subscription of EUR34.90 users can enjoy Triple Play services (Internet, telephony, TV)
with the highest broadband speeds available. Gamme Turbo-10 comprises the NordNetBox
Tentation pack with two DECT phones and one hour of calls towards fixed lines in France.
User equipment includes an LNB for receiving satellite TV channels.
"The clear objective set by NordNet is to enable all homes in metropolitan France to
benefit from a quality broadband connection, irrespective of their location," said
Francois Piet, CEO of NordNet. "This commitment drives our position today in France as the
reference for delivering high-speed Internet to users not eligible for ADSL. Our new
agreement with Eutelsat equips us to boost broadband options so that we can respond to
consumers and businesses with the most demanding broadband requirements."
Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO, added: "The choice of Tooway(TM) by NordNet, one of
Europe's most go-aheadand successful providers of alternative broadband solutions, is
solid new evidence of the performance of our broadband platform on KA-SAT. It underscores
the take-up of Tooway(TM) by operators of reference in Europewho are seeking to bring
users faster speeds and a richer Internet experience."
About Tooway(TM) and KA-SAT
Tooway(TM) uses a 77cm satellite dish and a modem connected to the PC, giving
customers always-on Internet access with no need for a landline. The service can also
deliver IP telephony and, using a Ku-band/Ka-band double feed, can be combined with
satellite television reception from neighbouring broadcast satellites. Tooway(TM) is
delivered via Eutelsat's innovative KA-SAT satellite which entered into commercial service
in May 2011. With its total capacity of more than 70 Gbps, KA-SAT has ushered in a new era
of competitively-priced, satellite services for homes and businesses across Europe and the
Mediterranean Basin. The satellite forms the cornerstone of an infrastructure which
includes eight main satellite gateways connected to the Internet by a fibre backbone ring.
http://www.nordnet.com
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding
company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 29 satellites that provide
coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and
significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading
satellite operators in terms of revenues. As of 30 September 2011, Eutelsat's satellites
were broadcasting more than 3,950 television channels. More than 1,100 channels are
broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East alone which serves
over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
The Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications
services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet
Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband
subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates access to high speed internet services through
teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government
agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in
Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ just over 700 commercial, technical and
operational professionals from 30 countries. http://www.eutelsat.com;
http://www.tooway.com
Source: Eutelsat Communications
Press: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel. : + 33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr, Frédérique Gautier, Tel. : + 33-1-53-98-37-91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr. Analysts and Investors: Lisa Finas, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com, Léonard Wapler, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-31-07, investors@eutelsat-communications.com. Christophe Outier : tel +33-03-20-66-55-85, presse@nordnet.fr.
Broadband speeds up to 10 Mbps
PARIS, January 30, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces that its Skylogic affiliate
has signed a distribution agreement with NordNet, [http://www.nordnet.com ] a subsidiary
of France-Telecom-Orange, which enables France's leading alternative broadband supplier to
add new impetus to its range of satellite Internet services.
Using Skylogic's Tooway(TM) [http://www.tooway.com ] satellite broadband service,
NordNet today launched Triple Play services in France delivering 10 Mbps download speeds
for consumers and businesses.
NordNet's choice of Tooway(TM) underscores its ambition to leverage the
highest-performing satellite services to respond to demand for broadband from consumers
and businesses unserved or underserved by ADSL. It enables NordNet to benefit immediately
from the superior performance and functionalities of Tooway(TM) that is provided in France
and across Europe by Eutelsat's powerful KA-SAT
[http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/9e_ka-sat.html ] satellite.
NordNet is commercialising Tooway(TM) under the brand Gamme Turbo-10. For a monthly
subscription of EUR34.90 users can enjoy Triple Play services (Internet, telephony, TV)
with the highest broadband speeds available. Gamme Turbo-10 comprises the NordNetBox
Tentation pack with two DECT phones and one hour of calls towards fixed lines in France.
User equipment includes an LNB for receiving satellite TV channels.
"The clear objective set by NordNet is to enable all homes in metropolitan France to
benefit from a quality broadband connection, irrespective of their location," said
Francois Piet, CEO of NordNet. "This commitment drives our position today in France as the
reference for delivering high-speed Internet to users not eligible for ADSL. Our new
agreement with Eutelsat equips us to boost broadband options so that we can respond to
consumers and businesses with the most demanding broadband requirements."
Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat CEO, added: "The choice of Tooway(TM) by NordNet, one of
Europe's most go-aheadand successful providers of alternative broadband solutions, is
solid new evidence of the performance of our broadband platform on KA-SAT. It underscores
the take-up of Tooway(TM) by operators of reference in Europewho are seeking to bring
users faster speeds and a richer Internet experience."
About Tooway(TM) and KA-SAT
Tooway(TM) uses a 77cm satellite dish and a modem connected to the PC, giving
customers always-on Internet access with no need for a landline. The service can also
deliver IP telephony and, using a Ku-band/Ka-band double feed, can be combined with
satellite television reception from neighbouring broadcast satellites. Tooway(TM) is
delivered via Eutelsat's innovative KA-SAT satellite which entered into commercial service
in May 2011. With its total capacity of more than 70 Gbps, KA-SAT has ushered in a new era
of competitively-priced, satellite services for homes and businesses across Europe and the
Mediterranean Basin. The satellite forms the cornerstone of an infrastructure which
includes eight main satellite gateways connected to the Internet by a fibre backbone ring.
http://www.nordnet.com
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding
company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 29 satellites that provide
coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and
significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world's three leading
satellite operators in terms of revenues. As of 30 September 2011, Eutelsat's satellites
were broadcasting more than 3,950 television channels. More than 1,100 channels are
broadcast via its HOT BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East alone which serves
over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
The Group's satellites also serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications
services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet
Service Providers and for transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband
subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates access to high speed internet services through
teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities, government
agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in
Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ just over 700 commercial, technical and
operational professionals from 30 countries. http://www.eutelsat.com;
http://www.tooway.com
Source: Eutelsat Communications
Press: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel. : + 33-1-53-98-37-91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr, Frédérique Gautier, Tel. : + 33-1-53-98-37-91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr. Analysts and Investors: Lisa Finas, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-35-30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com, Léonard Wapler, Tel. : +33-1-53-98-31-07, investors@eutelsat-communications.com. Christophe Outier : tel +33-03-20-66-55-85, presse@nordnet.fr.