[Via Satellite 04-14-2016] London-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) Satellite Internet <\/b>has connected the third and final village selected to take part in a U.K. government-funded Market Test Pilot (MTP). The company established high-speed satellite connectivity at Broomfield in North Somerset, following deployments in Luxborough and Simonsbath, also in Somerset, last year.<\/p>\n
Working closely with Connecting Devon & Somerset <\/b>(CDS), Broomfield Parish Council <\/b>and the wider community, Satellite Internet provided 24 properties with broadband connectivity speeds of up to 25Mbps within seven weeks. Previously, these properties had broadband speeds below 2Mbps.<\/p>\n
The MTP project is part of a wider government program involving six other deployments across the U.K. in order to assess which technologies and commercial models are best suited to deliver superfast broadband to the hardest-to-reach areas. Satellite Internet\u2019s project uses a Satellite Distribution Node (SDN) and a Wi-Fi head-end installed at a central location. The broadband connection is then supplied to end-users via a Fixed Access Wireless (FAW) network, while properties unreachable by wireless have an individual Direct-to-Home (DTH) dish installed.<\/p>\n
Households that signed up to the trial received substantially increased broadband speeds, leading, so far, to more than 60 percent of residents retaining the service on a normal commercial basis following the end of the trial period, according to Satellite Internet. The program is based on SES Techcom<\/b>\u2019s Astra Connect For Communities model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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