British ISP to Launch New Broadband Solution for Remote Areas

Satellite Internet’s network. Photo: Satellite Internet

[Via Satellite 06-27-2014] Satellite Internet, a British Internet Service Provider (ISP), released a project for a new broadband solution for remote homes and businesses. The project just received funding from the U.K. Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Broadband Delivery U.K. Innovation Fund, and will be carried out in partnership with Connecting Devon and Somerset.

Satellite Internet’s Managing Director Mike Locke presented the project in a presentation titled “Satellite Broadband Reaching the Most Challenging Areas,” at an Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) seminar. In Locke’s presentation, he compared the merits of both an individual connection, with a satellite dish installed directly on a property, and a connection to a single point shared through a local network infrastructure such as Wi-Fi. Several new satellite networks will be installed by the end of this project, providing connectivity powered by Satellite Internet’s partner SES Broadband Services (SBBS).

“There will always be some houses and businesses too far from the cabinet to benefit from fiber, meaning another technology not constrained by line length is needed — this is where satellite comes in,” said Locke. “Satellite broadband can be deployed right now, is cost effective and provides consistent, reliable and fast download speeds.”