Tiscalis and Eutelsat to offer pan-European satellite broadband access.

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Internet service provider Tiscali and satellite operator Eutelsat have announced a partnership agreement whereby Tiscali will provide its European subscribers with one-way satellite fast internet access

Thanks to this agreement, Tiscali will widen its satellite product portfolio with the one-way satellite internet service catered for a wider audience both in terms of functionality and pricing. This new offer follows the two-way satellite broadband internet service developed for high-skilled business users, which Tiscali launched as one of the first operators in Europe.

With this new offer, Tiscali aims at reaching residential subscribers located in areas not covered by broadband ADSL or cable network through a hybrid technology. In Europe, at least 50 per cent of the territory and 25 per cent of the overall population will remain out of reach of these terrestrial broadband networks, corresponding to a potential 25m homes.

The roll-out of the new Tiscali satellite internet offer is scheduled to take off in the upcoming weeks in all 15 countries of the Tiscali Network.((Distributed via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com))