MUMBAI: Skylogic, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, has entered into a six-year distribution agreement valued at EUR 20 million with Egyptsat.
The agreement will enable Egyptsat to use the new-generation Tooway satellite service to provide broadband services to users beyond reach of terrestrial or wireless networks across Egypt. The Tooway solution consists of a satellite dish and a modem connected to the PC via Ethernet, giving customers Internet access with no need for a telephone line.
"Tooway is the best fit for Egypt‘s new era,with Internet users increasing from 21 million to 25.4 million just after the 25th January revolution. With a price comparable to ADSL, Tooway™ is the passcode for this new era," said Egyptsat CEO Dr. Mohamed Elghamry.
"The service is expected to meet the significant demand in the Egyptian territory and the region, where too many places are in deep need for high speed Internet at reasonable cost," he added.
With download speeds of up to 10 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 4 Mbps, the service is expected to bring fast, reliable and affordable Internet access for customers of Egyptsat in areas with limited alternative solutions for broadband.
Tooway will complement the company‘s product portfolio by offering satellite Internet solutions at competitive prices for small offices and home users in industrial and economic centres in the north of the country who can be served through the KA-SAT spotbeam allocated specifically for Egypt.
Set up in 2000, Egyptsat is a leading VSAT service provider in the Middle East and Africa. The company is a licensed VSAT operator in Egypt, providing Internet services to oil companies in Egypt and outside of Egypt for offshore locations.
