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SES ASTRA to provide DSL on landlines using ASTRA2Connect 04/03/2011
 SES ASTRA has announced that it has launched a new solution to provide communities in areas without terrestrial broadband networks with its Internet via satellite broadband service ASTRA2Connect. It was presented at this year's digital technology exhibition CeBIT in Hannover, Germany.
The so-called sub-distribution service allows telecommunication operators and internet service providers everywhere in Europe to offer satellite-based broadband connections via the existing last mile infrastructure. The new technology will be showcased in Baden Württemberg, Germany, together with the Ministry of Rural Affairs, Nutrition and Consumer Protection and supported by technology partners Nokia Siemens Networks and NDSatCom.
The sub-distribution allows SES ASTRA to provide small communities in the white spots with broadband connections of up to 6 Mbit/s without households needing to install a satellite antenna at their homes. The satellite broadband connection using ASTRA2Connect is installed at the street cabinet of the community, and the broadband connection to the end customer is realized via the last mile infrastructure already in place. End customers just need a standard DSL modem, to access the broadband internet.
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