Avonline plc recently announced its new offering of Eutelsat'ss 2Mbps Tooway home user Satellite Broadband service in the UK. With it'ss market leading value of 2Mbps download and 256Kbps upload from only 's163;29.99 a month, the response to the new service has been overwhelming and demand for the service has risen rapidly over the past few months.
Now, from the 1st July, customers will see Avonline'ss Tooway(TM) service increase to 3.6Mbps from 2Mbps for no added cost. Maximum uplink speeds have also increased to 384Kbps for all
customers. In addition, overnight usage volumes will be discounted by 50% between midnight and 6am GMT to reward the use of the satellite network during times of traditional low usage.
Tooway'ss main features include the low cost hardware and installation together with Tooway'ss plug and play connectivity which make the service ideal for the consumer market. There are 4
packages available, all providing the same download and upload speeds but with varying levels of data usage. In addition, the Tooway service has the ability to deliver voice over
satellite telephony services (VoIP) and now has the added value option of receiving Freesat High Definition digital television services from the same satellite dish.
Avonline'ss satellite broadband installation consists of a small satellite dish and a modem connected to the PC via the Ethernet, giving customers immediate broadband access following a
simple installation.
About Avonline Plc
Avonline plc is one of the UK'ss leading Installation and Business Services companies. Established in 1981, with around 500 engineers providing broadband and digital services to customers
around Europe. Avonline has a specialist division deploying broadband satellite solutions to provide a high speed networks supporting VPN, VoIP, video and broadband data.
Contact: Craig Roberts, Broadband Services Manager, craig dot roberts at avonline.co.uk +44 (0) 800 073 1102. or visit www.avonlinebroadband.co.uk
About Eutelsat Communications
Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is the holding company of Eutelsat S.A.. With capacity commercialised on 27 satellites that provide coverage over
the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, Eutelsat is one of the world'ss three leading satellite operators
in terms of revenues. At 31 December 2008, Eutelsat'ss satellites were broadcasting 3,200 television channels and 1,100 radio stations. More than 1,100 channels broadcast via its HOT
BIRD(TM) video neighbourhood at 13 degrees East which serves over 120 million cable and satellite homes in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Group'ss satellites also serve a
wide range of fixed and mobile telecommunications services, TV contribution markets, corporate networks, and broadband markets for Internet Service Providers and for transport, maritime
and in-flight markets. Eutelsat'ss broadband subsidiary, Skylogic, markets and operates services through teleports in France and Italy that serve enterprises, local communities,
government agencies and aid organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. Headquartered in Paris, Eutelsat and its subsidiaries employ 591 commercial, technical and operational
experts from 28 countries. For more information visit www.eutelsat.com