Our country has a very diverse territory. Easily accessible urban and rural areas alternate with more remote areas, where it can be difficult to take full advantage of the benefits that digital technology brings.
In order to overcome these limitations, reduce the digital divide and bring ultra-broadband to places where it has not been available until now, TIM has recently launched its new ultra-broadband satellite connection service, delivered by the Konnect satellite, thanks to the partnership with Eutelsat.
TIM Super SAT allows users to surf the Internet with up to 100 Mbps of download speed and 5 Mbps of upload speed. The service is aimed at people living in areas not yet reached by fixed broadband and ultra-broadband networks and who, thanks to satellite, will be able to surf from home to work, study and enjoy all their favourite entertainment, including TIMVision content.
Installation is carried out by specialised technicians and the satellite kit includes a satellite dish, to be mounted outside the house, and a satellite modem with LAN and Wi-Fi ports to connect PCs, tablets, smartphones, smart TVs and IoT devices.
Included among those territories that characterise our country, as scenic as they are hard to get to, are the mountains.
The first TIM ultra-broadband satellite connection at high altitude has been set up at Rifugio Boè, in Trentino Alto-Adige at an altitude of 2,873 metres, taking advantage of the capacity of Eutelsat's Konnect satellite, which TIM offers to businesses.
This helps the mountain lodge easily manage activities such as online customer bookings, orders to suppliers, POS payments and digitised administrative closures. But it is also a development opportunity for the local area and a greater guarantee of safety for hikers.
Given the characteristics of the area and the lodge, located in the centre of the Sella mountain range, a helicopter, the intervention of highly specialised TIM staff and the technological support of the local Consorzio Tecnologie Avanzate (CTA - Advanced Technology Consortium) were needed to connect the structure.
