Better Broadband subsidy scheme enables nationwide low-cost satellite broadband access for homes and businesses with limited connectivity
18th July 2016. Satellite Internet, a specialist satellite Internet Service Provider (ISP), has welcomed the decision by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) to revise its connectivity program – now retitled the Better Broadband scheme – meaning that all properties with inadequate internet speeds can be set up for connection to its services at a heavily subsidised rate.
The BDUK Better Broadband subsidy scheme is now available to any residential or commercial property with current broadband speeds of less than 2Mbps across the entire UK, with the exception of Wales and Devon & Somerset, which are covered by their own regional schemes.
Qualifying residential properties can now receive full connection to Satellite Internet’s services for a vastly reduced cost of £70, including all necessary equipment, professional installation and account activation. The ISP is also including a wireless router free with every order. Business properties will also be eligible for the substantially reduced set-up costs, after having an additional chargeable site survey.
Satellite Internet’s Business Development Director David Hennell said: “The decision by BDUK really is a game changer and offers a superb opportunity to broadband-starved residents and businesses to get connected to services that will improve their day-to-day lives. In covering the whole of the UK, the scheme really does provide the best assistance to disadvantaged premises.
“We are delighted that within the revised Better Broadband scheme, subsidies are now being passed directly to those who actually deliver the service and can only applaud BDUK for its proactive thinking and common sense approach, which delivers the best value for money for the taxpayer’s pound alongside hugely increased benefits for eligible premises,” continued Hennell. “We at Satellite Internet can now deliver qualifying applicants a radically improved offering for a very small fixed set-up cost, no matter how complicated the required installation may be. As a result, we’re already seeing a fast-growing level of both enquiries and orders under the BDUK revised scheme. This simplicity and clarity can only be a good thing going forward, meaning as many people as possible can benefit from greatly improved internet speeds over the coming months and years.”
The BDUK Better Broadband scheme is now open for applications. To find out whether your property is eligible and for details on how to apply, please visit the BDUK Better Broadband site at:-
http://basicbroadbandchecker.culture.gov.uk/
For full details on Satellite Internet’s offerings under the Better Broadband scheme, please see:
https://www.satelliteinternet.co.uk/bduk-better-broadband
Satellite Internet is the primary country partner for Europe’s premier satellite broadband provider SES Techcom Services, whose parent company – SES — owns and manages a group fleet of over 50 satellites, delivering high-speed satellite broadband services across the UK and Ireland.
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About Satellite Internet:
Satellite Internet is a specialist satellite ISP serving homes and businesses in rural and hard-to-reach areas all over the UK and Eire. It is involved in several regional and national government programs looking to extend the reach of superfast broadband services and thus bridge the digital divide, including its “Superfast Satellite for Communities” project. This is a BDUK-funded Market Test Pilot using SES Techcom’s SDN and DTH systems to deliver Superfast connections via satellite to rural communities.
Satellite Internet is a division of BeyonDSL which was launched in 2001 by a team of people involved in the first IP-over-DVB-S trials in Europe and the development of digital TV and interactive services over satellite.
Based in London, but offering a fully national installation service, Satellite Internet has extensive experience in delivering low-cost satellite broadband for consumers and SMEs and is proud to be SES Techcom Service’s partner in the UK.
About SES Techcom Services
SES Techcom Services is a 100% owned affiliate of SES, the world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of over 50 geostationary satellites, providing integrated end-to-end satellite solutions and operational services tailored to customers’ needs worldwide. Services offered by SES Techcom Services, which is ISO 9001 certified, include the design and delivery of ground infrastructure and operational services, VSAT networks, broadband connectivity and turnkey teleport solutions. It also develops innovative solutions for eGovernment, eHealth and eEducation, as well as applications for worldwide emergency satellite communications, such as emergency.lu, which provides connectivity within 48 hours in times of humanitarian crisis.
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