Telefonica to Provide Satellite Internet Connectivity in Europe Through Eutelsat
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Posted on December 21, 2012 at 6:42:01 AM
Telefonica to Provide Satellite Internet Connectivity in Europe Through Eutelsat
Eutelsat's high-performance KA-SAT satellite allows Telefonica to provide fast Internet access to European operators beyond reach of terrestrial broadband networks
MADRID and PARIS, December 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Telefonica Global Solutions has announced an agreement with Eutelsat Communications
(Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe's leading satellite operator, to provide high quality
satellite broadband services to carriers from across Europe through the high-performance
KA-SAT satellite.
This new range of Internet services provided via KA-SAT will offer European carriers
solutions that are as reliable and competitive in price as terrestrial broadband services.
With KA-SAT, Telefonica aims at offering fast Internet access to carriers from all over
Europe, especially in areas that are not within reach of terrestrial broadband networks,
such as rural areas or urban belts, as well as fully diversified backup solutions in areas
that do have terrestrial access.
The Telefonica Global Solutions wholesale unit is a leading global solutions provider
in the international wholesale market, with a broad and competitive catalogue of
outsourcing services and solutions for international carriers, present in the leading
markets in Europe and America.
For Jean-Francois Fenech, CEO of Skylogic, Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary:
"Telefonica has followed a path that has established it as one of the most emblematic and
admired companies in Europe, making it the ideal partner for increasing the reach of
satellite broadband. We are convinced that the implementation of satellite broadband via
KA-SAT will successfully address the challenge of building a strong and fair digital
landscape throughout Europe."
Meanwhile, for Eduardo Guardincerri, Director of the Satellite Services Business Unit
of Telefonica Global Solutions: "The bid for Eutelsat Ka band is the logical step for the
evolution of the business of data communications via satellite in Europe, where land-based
infrastructures have increasing capillarity. KA-SAT will allow us to offer high quality
services at competitive prices, allowing us to update our catalogue of services for
operators and corporations. It also allows us to complement the overall strategy of the
Telefonica Group providing another access technology for services such as M2M or iHealth."
About Telefonica
Telefonica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world by market
capitalization and number of clients. From its consolidated position in the sector,
including telephony and broadband fixed and mobile as key supports of its growth, the
company geared its strategy to strengthen its leadership in the digital world. Present in
26 countries and with more than 300 million customers, Telefonica has a strong presence in
Europe and Latin America, important industrial partnership and a prominent global scale
that very favourably positions the company to capture growth opportunities. Telefonica is
a completely private company that has more than 1.5 million direct shareholders and their
shares are traded in the market of the Spanish stock exchanges and on the stock exchanges
of London and New York among others.
Telefonica Global Solutions manages the business of multinationals, wholesalers and
roaming of the Telefonica Group. Global Solutions offers comprehensive services in fixed
and mobile telephony, it services to some of the leading multinational in the world, as
well as global telecommunications providers of fixed, mobile, Internet phones and
contents. Telefonica Global Solutions has a competitive and integrated portfolio of
services for carriers and multinational which includes international services of voice,
IP, capacity, broadband, satellite, mobility and global solutions. It is a multicultural
organization with more than 1,400 employees, present in 40 countries and speaking more
than 15 different languages.
http://www.telefonica.com
http://www.internationalservices.telefonica.com
About Eutelsat Communications
With capacity commercialised on 30 satellites that provide coverage across Europe, as
well as the Middle East, Africa and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat
is one of the world's three leading satellite operators. As of 31 March 2012 Eutelsat's
satellites were broadcasting more than 4,250 television channels to over 200 million cable
and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Group's satellites also
serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution
markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for
transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic,
markets and operates high speed Internet services through teleports in France and Italy
that serve consumers, enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid
organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat
and its subsidiaries employ just over 750 commercial, technical and operational
professionals. This culturally diverse staff comprises employees from 30 countries.
http://www.eutelsat.com
Eutelsat Communications and Telefonica
CONTACT: Press contacts: Telefonica Global Solutions: Corporate Communications Rafael Serrano, Tel: +44 (0)1753565711 Email: Rafa.serrano@telefonica.com; Press: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr ; Frédérique Gautier, Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr ; Marie-Sophie Ecuer, Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91, mecuer@eutelsat.fr ; Investors and analysts: Lisa Finas , Tel: +33 1 53 98 35 30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com ; Leonard Wapler, Tel. : +33 1 53 98 31 07, investors@eutelsat-communications.com
Eutelsat's high-performance KA-SAT satellite allows Telefonica to provide fast Internet access to European operators beyond reach of terrestrial broadband networks
MADRID and PARIS, December 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Telefonica Global Solutions has announced an agreement with Eutelsat Communications
(Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe's leading satellite operator, to provide high quality
satellite broadband services to carriers from across Europe through the high-performance
KA-SAT satellite.
This new range of Internet services provided via KA-SAT will offer European carriers
solutions that are as reliable and competitive in price as terrestrial broadband services.
With KA-SAT, Telefonica aims at offering fast Internet access to carriers from all over
Europe, especially in areas that are not within reach of terrestrial broadband networks,
such as rural areas or urban belts, as well as fully diversified backup solutions in areas
that do have terrestrial access.
The Telefonica Global Solutions wholesale unit is a leading global solutions provider
in the international wholesale market, with a broad and competitive catalogue of
outsourcing services and solutions for international carriers, present in the leading
markets in Europe and America.
For Jean-Francois Fenech, CEO of Skylogic, Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary:
"Telefonica has followed a path that has established it as one of the most emblematic and
admired companies in Europe, making it the ideal partner for increasing the reach of
satellite broadband. We are convinced that the implementation of satellite broadband via
KA-SAT will successfully address the challenge of building a strong and fair digital
landscape throughout Europe."
Meanwhile, for Eduardo Guardincerri, Director of the Satellite Services Business Unit
of Telefonica Global Solutions: "The bid for Eutelsat Ka band is the logical step for the
evolution of the business of data communications via satellite in Europe, where land-based
infrastructures have increasing capillarity. KA-SAT will allow us to offer high quality
services at competitive prices, allowing us to update our catalogue of services for
operators and corporations. It also allows us to complement the overall strategy of the
Telefonica Group providing another access technology for services such as M2M or iHealth."
About Telefonica
Telefonica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world by market
capitalization and number of clients. From its consolidated position in the sector,
including telephony and broadband fixed and mobile as key supports of its growth, the
company geared its strategy to strengthen its leadership in the digital world. Present in
26 countries and with more than 300 million customers, Telefonica has a strong presence in
Europe and Latin America, important industrial partnership and a prominent global scale
that very favourably positions the company to capture growth opportunities. Telefonica is
a completely private company that has more than 1.5 million direct shareholders and their
shares are traded in the market of the Spanish stock exchanges and on the stock exchanges
of London and New York among others.
Telefonica Global Solutions manages the business of multinationals, wholesalers and
roaming of the Telefonica Group. Global Solutions offers comprehensive services in fixed
and mobile telephony, it services to some of the leading multinational in the world, as
well as global telecommunications providers of fixed, mobile, Internet phones and
contents. Telefonica Global Solutions has a competitive and integrated portfolio of
services for carriers and multinational which includes international services of voice,
IP, capacity, broadband, satellite, mobility and global solutions. It is a multicultural
organization with more than 1,400 employees, present in 40 countries and speaking more
than 15 different languages.
http://www.telefonica.com
http://www.internationalservices.telefonica.com
About Eutelsat Communications
With capacity commercialised on 30 satellites that provide coverage across Europe, as
well as the Middle East, Africa and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat
is one of the world's three leading satellite operators. As of 31 March 2012 Eutelsat's
satellites were broadcasting more than 4,250 television channels to over 200 million cable
and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Group's satellites also
serve a wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution
markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for
transport, maritime and in-flight markets. Eutelsat's broadband subsidiary, Skylogic,
markets and operates high speed Internet services through teleports in France and Italy
that serve consumers, enterprises, local communities, government agencies and aid
organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat
and its subsidiaries employ just over 750 commercial, technical and operational
professionals. This culturally diverse staff comprises employees from 30 countries.
http://www.eutelsat.com
Eutelsat Communications and Telefonica
CONTACT: Press contacts: Telefonica Global Solutions: Corporate Communications Rafael Serrano, Tel: +44 (0)1753565711 Email: Rafa.serrano@telefonica.com; Press: Vanessa O'Connor, Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91, voconnor@eutelsat.fr ; Frédérique Gautier, Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91, fgautier@eutelsat.fr ; Marie-Sophie Ecuer, Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91, mecuer@eutelsat.fr ; Investors and analysts: Lisa Finas , Tel: +33 1 53 98 35 30, investors@eutelsat-communications.com ; Leonard Wapler, Tel. : +33 1 53 98 31 07, investors@eutelsat-communications.com