SES Broadband Services has inked its deal to provide its Astra Connect for satellite broadband service to 36 German villages.
Eifel district of Bitburg-Prum, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the regional Improvement of Agricultural Structures and Coastal Protection program are financing the broadband project.
Broadband access networks in Bitburg-Prum will be available by the end of May 2015.
SES Broadband Services has partnered with Internet service provider Orbitcom for the project. As per the deal, Orbitcom will be responsible for marketing, selling and managing the Astra Connect for communities solution as well as providing customer support to end users.
The Astra Connect for communities broadband service is already available in parts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, offering Internet access at speeds of up to 25Mbit/s using Wi-Fi.
“This will further demonstrate that satellite technology is a key solution to accelerating broadband roll-out,” said Patrick Biewer, managing director of SES Broadband Services.
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