European telcos turn to satellite connectivity

Two major European operators this week detailed plans to use satellite connectivity to cover difficult-to-reach customers.
TIM has gone live with a satellite broadband service for new customers who live in parts of Italy that are not yet covered by its fixed broadband or ultrabroadband networks. The TIM Super Sat service uses Eutelsat, and provides speeds of up to 100 Mbps downlink and 5 Mbps up.
Those kinds of speeds are unlikely to set anyone’s world alight, but for just under €50 p