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Astra2CONNECT signs Wibox for France
Chris Forrester
SES Astra has signed an agreement with the French WIMAX operator Wibox for the distribution of its satellite-based broadband service ASTRA2Connect. Wibox will offer SES Astra’s broadband access to end customers, small and home offices as well as small and medium enterprises especially in regions without terrestrial networks.
Marketing will begin in July 2010. Wibox, a subsidiary of the French telecoms operator Altitude Infrastructure, specializes in providing customers in rural regions with tailored solutions to access the high-speed internet. Wibox will offer ASTRA2Connect to complement its current solutions. In addition to interactive broadband access, users will also benefit from VoIP telephony and TV reception from Astra’s orbital position 19.2 degrees East, including hundreds of analogue and digital TV and radio stations.
“We are very delighted that Wibox has chosen ASTRA2Connect to extend its service portfolio for high speed internet connections”, said Norbert Willems, MD at Astra Broadband Service. “Wibox is the first WIMAX operator to use our successful satellite broadband technology. The agreement will allow Wibox to provide 100% coverage everywhere in France without an additional investment into costly infrastructure.”
“The ASTRA2Connect solution allows Wibox to offer its subscribers a universal service, including those who are not connected to terrestrial networks,” said David El Fassy, president/Wibox. “Wibox can therefore always offer the right technical solution to connect its customers to the broadband internet – no matter where they live.”
Chris Forrester
SES Astra has signed an agreement with the French WIMAX operator Wibox for the distribution of its satellite-based broadband service ASTRA2Connect. Wibox will offer SES Astra’s broadband access to end customers, small and home offices as well as small and medium enterprises especially in regions without terrestrial networks.
Marketing will begin in July 2010. Wibox, a subsidiary of the French telecoms operator Altitude Infrastructure, specializes in providing customers in rural regions with tailored solutions to access the high-speed internet. Wibox will offer ASTRA2Connect to complement its current solutions. In addition to interactive broadband access, users will also benefit from VoIP telephony and TV reception from Astra’s orbital position 19.2 degrees East, including hundreds of analogue and digital TV and radio stations.
“We are very delighted that Wibox has chosen ASTRA2Connect to extend its service portfolio for high speed internet connections”, said Norbert Willems, MD at Astra Broadband Service. “Wibox is the first WIMAX operator to use our successful satellite broadband technology. The agreement will allow Wibox to provide 100% coverage everywhere in France without an additional investment into costly infrastructure.”
“The ASTRA2Connect solution allows Wibox to offer its subscribers a universal service, including those who are not connected to terrestrial networks,” said David El Fassy, president/Wibox. “Wibox can therefore always offer the right technical solution to connect its customers to the broadband internet – no matter where they live.”