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The Societe Europeenee des Satellites, the Luxembourg-based satellite broadcaster that plans to start delivering the Internet via satellite later this year, and iBEAM Broadcasting Corp. (IBEM), a two-year-old Silicon Valley company that specializes in delivering the Internet to users, have formed a joint venture to carry out SES's project.
SES has previously announced plans to use thousands of hybrid Ku-/ Ka-band earth stations to deliver two-way Internet service directly to large corporations, small and medium-size business and the SOHO (small office, home office) market throughout Europe. Contracts to supply the earth stations have been awarded.
SES's joint venture with iBEAM takes the plan a step further into the tangled web that is the Internet.
iBEAM works closely with Internet Service Providers, high-speed cable TV operators, digital subscriber line (DSL) services and other Internet access providers. The company said it uses both satellite and fiber optic media to deliver...