Telefonica taps Eutelsat KA-SAT capacity for satellite Internet services

A joint announcement by Telefonica Global Solutions and Eutelsat unveiled their new plan to provide European carriers with satellite Internet services via a high-performance Eutelsat KA-SAT satellite.

Telefonica will use capacity from the KA-SAT satellite to deliver satellite Internet solutions to carriers throughout Europe, including rural areas and urban belts that terrestrial broadband networks cannot reach. The satellite broadband service can also provide fully diversified backup solutions to areas that do have access to terrestrial broadband networks.

KA-SAT capacity allows Telefonica to update the satellite Internet services it provides to operators and corporations. This allows the company to maintain the high quality of their services while also keeping their prices competitive. In addition, KA-SAT serves as an additional access technology for M2M, iHealth, and other services.