SITTINGBOURNE, United Kingdom-English regional carrier Telabria launched a pre-WiMAX network that covers 850 square miles-including 675,000 households and 60,000 businesses-in southeast England. The carrier said the network offers speeds greater than landline offerings at a lower price.
“Skylink’s ability to reach far beyond copper, combined with highly competitive pricing and the merger of data and voice into one service, sets a new standard for broadband connectivity,” said Jim Baker, the carrier’s founder and chief executive officer.
Telabria’s Skylink offering comes in at a variety of price points and includes calling services through Voice over Internet Protocol technology. The service is available to residential users and businesses with service-level agreements and works over a modem installed on a building’s roof. The carrier’s Skylink Pro service starts at around $92 for 1.5 megabits per second; its Skylink Ultra service starts at $458 for 5 Mbps; and its Skylink Home service starts at $46 per month for 1.5 Mbps. Home users also can add unlimited local and national calling for around $18 per month.
Founded in 2003, Telabria recently scored around $1.8 million in funding from Faroese Telecom, the national carrier in the Faroe Islands, and others.
