SFR selects Skylogic Tooway satellite service
European satellite operator Eutelsat Communications announced on Wednesday the signature of a contract between its Skylogic broadband affiliate and French telecoms operator SFR. No financial details of the contract were disclosed.
According to the company, SFR has selected Tooway to meet demand for broadband from its customers beyond ADSL coverage. The new SFR service, called the ‘Satellite Internet Pack’, was launched on Wednesday using capacity on Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD 6 satellite.
In addition, the service will be extended on Eutelsat’s new-generation KA-SAT satellite whose launch is scheduled for the end 2010. With more than 80 beams operating in the Ka-band, KA-SAT will enable up to 2m homes across Europe to benefit from broadband access.
‘Satellite Internet Pack’ is available in two packages: either a package with a specified subscription period from EUR34.90 a month including satellite kit, or a package with no commitment to a specific subscription period from EUR29.90 a month, plus 399EUR for the satellite kit.
The service offers download speeds of up to 3.6Mb/s and between 2.4GB and 4.7GB of data downloads per month depending on subscription. An ‘Endless Night’ option allows users to surf the Internet on an unlimited basis between 23:00 and 07:00 with no data exchange deducted from the monthly total volume.