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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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