[Satellite Today – 4-1-08] SES Astra signed a framework contract for the marketing of its satellite based two-way broadband service Astra2Connect in Germany with Deutsche Telekom, SES Astra announced April 1.
    In cooperation with the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Deutsche Telekom already has started the service as a pilot project in two German communities without terrestrial broadband access.
    SES Astra now has four distribution partners in Germany, and since the launch of Astra2Connect in April 2007, SES Astra also has closed distribution contracts in Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, France, Italy and Poland.