UK village gets fast satellite Internet in government pilot
Working closely with Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS), Broomfield Parish Council and the wider community, Satellite Internet was able to provide 24 properties with substantially enhanced broadband connectivity within a very limited deployment timeframe.
Final approval for this third installation came late in the project on January 11, 2016. Despite this, Satellite Internet was able to install the complete network rapidly – providing a robust satellite broadband service offering speeds of up to 25 Mbps and bringing residents online within just seven weeks.
Satellite Internet Business Development Director David Hennell said: “Despite the very short timescales, we were very confident that we could provide the necessary infrastructure to make this third MTP deployment a success.”
“The effectiveness of the headend installation and supporting network is a clear example of the speed and flexibility with which satellite-based broadband technology can be deployed. This has created high-speed, reliable connectivity in an area where previously broadband speeds were very slow and where other more traditional and terrestrial-based methods of broadband delivery were simply unavailable.”
The UK Government-funded MTP project is part of a wider programme – involving six other deployments across the UK – which aims to assess which technologies and commercial models are best suited to deliver superfast broadband to the hardest-to-reach areas. Satellite Internet’s project uses a Satellite Distribution Node (SDN) and a Wi-Fi head-end installed at a central location. The broadband connection is then supplied to end-users via a Fixed Access Wireless (FAW) network, while properties which cannot be covered by wireless have an individual Direct-to-Home (DTH) dish installed.
Broomfield is the third and final village to take part in Satellite Internet’s MTP, with Luxborough and Simonsbath, also in Somerset, getting connected last year. Households which signed up to the trial received majorly increased broadband speeds, leading, so far, to more than 60% of residents retaining the service on a normal commercial basis following the end of the trial period.
The scheme is based on SES Techcom’s Astra Connect For Communities model to provide homes with internet speeds of up to 25 Mbps. Satellite Internet partners with SES Techcom Services to deliver high-speed satellite broadband services across the UK and Ireland.
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