Newsgroup: it.hobby.satellite-tv
Titolo: Satellite Internet Access in europe


Internet via satellite viene fornito dal consorsio
HOT(Hughes-Olivetti-Telecom).Il servizio dovrebbe essere disponibile
da Gennaio.La sede operativa e' in Germania a Darmstadt e il satellite
da cui si riceve il segnale e' Eutelsat II F3 a 16 Est.
Il distributore in Italia e' : Giucar Service Via Remigia 9 , 40068
S.Lazzaro di Savena (Bologna) Tel. 051/6258116 Fax 051/6258302
 e-mail 
cev...@iperbole.bologna.it
.
I costi sono ancora molto alti (almeno per le mie tasche)
contando che oltre a dover comprare il Kit per la recezione bisogna
anche pagarsi un normale abbonamento internet.
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Queste info io le ho lette su alcune riviste  e un po' in giro ,
quindi sono soggette a cambiamenti oltre che ad errori..
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Si possono trovare altre informazioni a 
http://www.hoteu.com/
 
 
Matteo

check out 
www.direcpc.com
 if it is available in Europe it is 
the fastest thing there is.
Regards
David  (I use it in the USA where I live)

Satellite Digital Systems (SDS) has announced it is distributing the
DirecPC high-speed satellite-delivered Internet service in the UK. The
service is a direct relation to the DirecPC Internet
service that has been operating in the US since earlier this year.
Brian Milnes, the company's managing director, told Newsbytes that the
service routes data channels across the Eutelsat II satellite located
at 16 degrees East, and whose satellite broadcast footprint covers
most of Europe. The system allows users to browse World Wide Web sites
or download files at speeds approaching 400 kilobits-per-second (kbps)
using the standard satellite-fed data channel.
Milnes said that enhanced satellite channels are also available with
data bandwidth approaching three megabits-per-second (Mbps). These
speeds, he noted, are well-suited for so-called "multi drop"
data deliveries, such as the delivery of an entire database to
multiple sites across the UK and Europe.
"The DirecPC service is asymmetric, with a back channel from the user
to the DirecPC Web site at normal modem speeds<' he said. "Using this
standard 3,600 bits-per-second (bps) channel, users can either poll
those Web sites they want to download files at high speed over, or
request a given set of files using the FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
system."
As well as the basic and enhanced satellite feeds, Hughes Olivetti
Telecom, the company supporting the DirecPC service in Europe, is also
able to offer a multimedia channel service for live or
scheduled audio-visual broadcasts across the Eutelsat II satellite.
According to Milne, DirecPC uses a small, externally-mounted satellite
dish similar to a TV satellite installation to receive data at high-
speed via the satellite. An interface card fitted in the PC receives
and decodes the data.
Milne claims that the user is unaware that the information has taken
anything but its usual route, apart from the speed with which it
arrives. "DirecPC immediately solves the problem of slow
delivery of ever-larger Internet data -- and it's very
straightforward," he said.
"It can take up to half a minute to download a typical 200 kilobyte
GIF image from the Web with a 28.8Kbps V34 modem," he said. "DirecPC
will do it in just over two seconds. With big file
downloads, the speed is even more impressive. A one megabyte
application can take under 30 seconds to download."
According to Alan English, SDS's operations director, the company can
typically have a DirecPC system installed, up, and running in less
than two hours.
The complete DirecPC system, which comprises a 21-inch satellite dish
fully installed, interface card, software, cables, documentation, and
full on-site installation, costs UKP1,150. On top of this there are
two monthly subscription options available, with the prices varying
according to the level of data downloaded: UKP15 (*$23.49/month US)
for up to 30 megabytes (MB) a month, and UKP52 (*$81.12/month US) for
up to 130MB a month. (*Based on exchnge rates 12/4/96.)
ANy more question, Pleasae contact me 
Idr...@skylitesat.com