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Issue #50 - April 10, 2003 |
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Internet Satellite Platform Hits 300 Mark for Distributors of SatXpressTelstra Needs Big Push to Reach 1 Million Broadband Users |
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Internet Satellite Platform Hits 300 Mark for Distributors of SatXpressInternet Satellite Platform, an affiliate of SES-Americom, has more than 300 Partners offering ISAT's one-way satellite Internet access service, SatXpress. The wholesale broadband solution offered by ISAT combines standards-based satellite technology with terrestrial-based dialup service allowing local businesses, ISAT Partners, to brand this solution and leverage the 'Powered by ISAT' recognition to consumers and businesses in areas unserved by cable and DSL. ISAT's wholesale model will allow its partners to maintain customer account control, set service pricing, and provide customer support for the private-labeled satellite delivered Internet service. "Many of our rural customers have been waiting a long time for reliable, cost-effective high-speed internet access. With ISAT's SatXpress solution we can offer customers in areas not covered by cable modems or DSL the service they've been waiting for," said Glenn Hughes, President, EXP Services an ISAT Partner. Telstra Needs Big Push to Reach 1 Million Broadband UsersTelstra claims it now has more than 200,000 retail high-speed internet -- or broadband - customers in Australia. But industry observers say a deal with Optus is critical to Telstra's success in reaching its target of a million broadband by 2005. Telstra and major computer retailer Harvey Norman have begun a month-long campaign to attract users to self-install ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line), rather than pay Telstra's installation fees. A Telstra spokeswoman said the company had its best month for new broadband customers, adding 20,000 retail users. Telstra uses ADSL, cable, and satellite technology. Chief executive Ziggy Switkowski has said ADSL will probably be the first product with more wholesale than retail users. Telstra is believed to have about 100,000 cable customers. Optus had 85,000 at the end of 2002. But ADSL has greater potential, because it reaches about three times the number of homes.
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