Comms satellite gets ready for launch
Summary: At a plant in Toulouse, France, workers put the finishing touches to a communications satellite that will help bring fast broadband to Europe and neighbouring areas in 2011
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The satellite, seen here from the rear, will be launched in December this year.
A key use of KA-SAT will be to support a telephone, TV and 10Mbps internet service called Tooway, which will launch in continental Europe, the UK and neighbouring areas next year.
Photo credit: EADS Astrium
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