Avonline welcomes opportunities following HYLAS-1 satellite launch.
Added: 30th November 2010
The new satellite owned by Avanti Communications Group, who already partner with Avonline to provide Satellite Broadband to consumers and businesses in the UK, will bring increased speed, higher download volumes and reduced costs opportunities to Avonline's Avanti customers.
On Friday 26 November at 18.39 GMT the first satellite dedicated to delivering superfast broadband services to Europe was launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. Avanti's first satellite, called HYLAS 1, was successfully injected into orbit on schedule and once separated from the rocket after 34 minutes of flying, all systems checks showed it to be working correctly.
Avonline currently provide Avanti services to a number of businesses and consumers with specific broadband requirements throughout the UK. It is expected that the new satellite will give speeds of up to 8Mbps download/2Mbps upload, along with an overall performance improvement using a smaller dish. Once the period of testing has been completed to ensure that the new satellite is functioning properly, existing customers will be transferred over to the new satellite over a two month period starting in April 2011. A new smaller dish and modem will be offered to existing customers free of charge. They will also have the option to upgrade their services if they want to take advantage of the higher speeds on offer.
Craig Roberts, Avonline's Broadband Services Manager, said, "We were delighted for the Avanti team that the launch of HYLAS-1 went smoothly after several years of planning and preparation. We're also excited about the faster services that will soon be available to our existing and new Avanti customers."
Eutelsat, which currently provide Avonline's Tooway service, is also launching its own net-dedicated Ka-band satellite, which will deliver a consumer service of up to 10Mbps download as well as great functionality. Eutelsat's KA-SAT is due for launch on a Russian Proton rocket on 20 December and should be tested and ready by April 2011.
Craig continued, "With the successful launch of Avanti's HYLAS-1 and Eutelsat's planned launch of KA-SAT in a few weeks time, we will soon be able to offer even better value, faster broadband services via satellite across the whole of the UK to homes and businesses who currently cannot access a reliable broadband service."
Avonline sells a number of Satellite Broadband Services solutions ranging from its best selling Tooway product, with a market leading 3.6Mbps download and 384Kbps upload from £24.99 per month for consumers, through to higher specification bespoke systems for businesses and consumers using Avanti products. With some installed satellite systems now costing less than £200, satellite broadband is quickly becoming the preferred product that delivers fast, reliable, cost-effective broadband to every part of the UK now, well ahead of the major broadband providers who at this stage are just talking about what services may be available to rural communities in the future.
About Avonline Plc Avonline plc is one of the UK's leading Installation and Business Services companies. Established in 1981, it has around 500 engineers providing broadband and digital services to customers around Europe. Avonline has a specialist division deploying broadband satellite solutions to provide a high speed networks supporting VPN, VoIP, video and broadband data. Avonline supports the
Government's Digital Inclusion philosophy and the Race Online 2012 initiative of which they are a partner.
For more information, contact Craig Roberts on 0800 130 3131 or via email craig.roberts@avonline.co.uk or visit our website www.avonlinebroadband.co.uk
