Satellite Solutions Wldwide Grp PLC Accelerated French Satellite Broadband Roll Out
03 August 2017 - 4:32PM
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Satellite Solutions Wldwide Grp PLC
03 August 2017
Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group plc
("SSW" or the "Company")
French government announces proposed support for accelerated
satellite broadband roll out
French President Emmanuel Macron has recently announced that the
government wants to accelerate the roll out of universal high-speed
broadband coverage in France, with the existing target of 2022,
brought forward to the end of 2020. He stated this cannot be done
by fibre alone; "It is impossible to keep the promise of fibre in
to all households in France. This promise is untenable
technologically and financially."
Nearly 30 million French homes have fibre broadband, the
remaining two million households which cannot be connected
economically to the fibre network will have broadband delivered
through a combination of satellite, optical fibre and mobile
internet.
President Macron added, "the government will allocate a share of
the large investment plan to this priority, where necessary,
wherever deficiencies are found, to replace the defaulting
operators".
Andrew Walwyn, CEO of SSW, commented, "This statement is
particularly significant as, despite many European governments
having broadband subsidy schemes, they are often constructed around
fibre. President Macron has directly acknowledged that fibre alone
cannot viably resolve the problem of universal broadband provision;
satellite is a key solution for the large areas of France that do
not have adequate broadband coverage.
"We are already one of the largest independent satellite
broadband providers in France with c.12,000 customers. We believe
the French government's announcement highlights the importance of
satellite and other alternative technologies to fibre which should
underpin our French business in the coming years."
Contacts:
Satellite Solutions Worldwide www.satellitesolutionsworldwide.com
Group PLC
Andrew Walwyn, Chief Executive Via Walbrook PR
Officer
Numis Securities (Nomad Tel: +44 (0)20 7260
and broker) 1000
Oliver Hardy / Simon Willis
(Corporate Advisory)
James Black / Jonathan Abbott
(Corporate Broking)
Walbrook PR (PR advisers) Tel: +44 (0)20 7933
8780
Paul Cornelius / Nick Rome or ssw@walbrookpr.com
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