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2005

Satellite broadband provided by Eutelsat serves Italy's olympic torch relay

Eutelsat and Skylogic Italia provide broadband connectivity on the road to the XX Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006

Paris, Turin, December 8, 2005
Ahead of the XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin in February 2006, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and the Group's broadband affiliate Skylogic Italia are providing the TOROC (Turin Olympics organising committee) with a D-STAR satellite broadband system that will follow the 11,000 km of the Olympic Torch Relay throughout Italy and into the French Alps. Eutelsat is an Official Sponsor of the Winter Olympic Games.

 
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Skylogic Italia and Maltasat International launch joint communications project

3rd October 2005
Skylogic Italia S.p.A., a 100% subsidiary of Eutelsat S.A., the largest satellite company in Europe and the third largest in the world, and Maltasat International Ltd have joined forces to launch WINS, a new challenging commercial service, potentially of a global scale.

 
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Skylogic Italia and Colt Telecom bring broadband connectivity to communities in Piedmont, Italy
Piedmont selects satellite broadband for communities in rural and mountainous regions

Skylogic Italia, Eutelsat's satellite broadband subsidiary, in partnership with Colt Telecom have been selected to fulfil the satellite requirements of a far-reaching regional programme, called RUPAR2, whose objective is to deliver broadband to public administrations and companies throughout the Piedmont region by 2008.

 
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ARINC, Skylogic, ViaSat Deploy SKYLinkSM Satellite Broadband Coverage for Gulfstream at Paris Air Show.

Annapolis, Maryland, USA, June 14 2005
ARINC Direct today announced it has deployed its high-speed SKYLinkSM satellite broadband service for this week's Paris Air Show, where it will be used for customer demonstrations.
The satellite network enabling this European coverage is being provided by Skylogic, S.A. and ViaSat Inc., using a network hub based on ViaSat's ArcLight® technology and Ku-band satellite capacity from Eutelsat.

 
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Smart Telecom appoints Eutelsat & Skylogic to deliver broadband via satellite to 527 schools in Ireland

One in eight schools nationwide to benefit from high-speed internet access via satellite

Paris, 09 June 2005
Smart Telecom, the second largest provider of residential, business and Metro telecommunications services in Ireland, has selected Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, to fulfil the satellite requirements of the €6 million contract it was recently awarded to provide high speed internet access to schools throughout Ireland. The contract was awarded to Smart Telecom by the Ministers for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and for Education and Science and consists of delivering always on high-speed internet access and routers to 1,041 primary and secondary schools through a mix of broadband technologies, including wireless, fixed line (DSL) and satellite.

 
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Skylogic sets up emergency communications centres in Sri Lanka for the italian Civil Defence Agency

Turin, 9 February 2005
Skylogic, Eutelsat's broadband affiliate has set up an emergency satellite communications system in Sri Lanka to supply Internet access, telephony and video communications to three sites in Sri Lanka where the Italian Civil Defence Agency has set up operations since the tsunami of December 26 struck the island.

 
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