Satellite And Space Projects News - December 2015

Superfast satellite broadband viable for UK's hard-to-reach areas

A successful pilot in Somerset, UK is paving the way for the use of satellite broadband technology to deliver connectivity to the UK's final five percent of people in hard-to-reach areas.  In an announcement on 27 October 2015, SES, on whose solution the technology - Superfast Satellite for Communities (SS4C) – is based, confirmed its confidence in the solution.  SS4C is based on SES Techcom Services' ASTA Connect for Communities Solution, which uses a Satellite Distribution Node feeding a fixed wireless access network to provide homes with superfast broadband.  Premises outside the wireless network range are fitted with a Direct-to-Home dish on the wall and connected via individual modems.