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Broadband satellite Internet access for schools in rural Ireland

16 October 2002

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SchoolSat is a trial service providing fast access to the Internet for schools in rural Ireland using leading-edge satellite technology developed by Web-Sat in Dublin and supported by the Telecommunications department of the European Space Agency (ESA).

Credits: @iT Audiovisual Technologies

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The school of 46 pupils on Arranmore island (Ireland) is taking part in the SchoolSat trial. They have been equipped with a small satellite dish that allows them to send and receive information at a speed far faster than ISDN. They can connect to the Internet, share networks with other schools and transmit large files of information be it data, video, audio, or graphics.

Credits: @iT Audiovisual Technologies

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