Objective The European satellite community is proceeding with great thrust towards the development of the innovative Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcast (SDMB) concept, which will pave the way for an effective Satellite and Terrestrial network convergence. The SDMB system aims at complementing mobile networks with broadcast and multicast capabilities for a spectrum effective delivery of multimedia services on mobile devices. Taking advantage of the natural assets of satellite systems and of the full interoperability with terrestrial standards, the SDMB system will facilitate the successful deployment of UMTS, minimise geographical discrimination and foster multimedia usage adoption inEurope, effectively bridging the digital divide. Numerous studies, lead by the European Commission (e.g. MODIS, SATIN and RELY IST FP5 projects), the European Space Agency and National space agencies have contributed to the emergence of the SDMB concept, to secure the overall feasibility of the proposed innovations, to improve regulatory opportunities and to assess the market benefits.Starting from this strong European knowledge base, the MAESTRO Integrated Project will proceed to specify, implement and validate the critical features of an SDMB system architecture. It aims at the highest possible degree of interoperability with terrestrial infrastructures with the objective to maximise its competitive assets and the underlying business rationale. Based on a solid consortium that achieves a balanced participation of terrestrial and satellite actors, the MAESTRO project will contribute to ensure wider adoption, broader availability of 3G and beyond 3G applications and services. In this perspective, MAESTRO is a unique opportunity for satellite communications to assure their role in the Generalised Access Network infrastructure, to foster the growth of the eEconomy and to improve European citizens welfare and safety. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile networksocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalities Programme(s) FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006). Topic(s) IST-2002-2.3.1.4 - Mobile and wireless systems beyond 3G Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme IP - Integrated Project Coordinator ALCATEL ALENIA SPACE FRANCE EU contribution No data Address 12 RUE DE LA BAUME 75008 PARIS France See on map Total cost No data Participants (18) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES BELGIUM NV Belgium EU contribution No data Address DE KLEETLAAN 12A 1831 DIEGEM See on map Total cost No data ALCATEL CIT France EU contribution No data Address RUE DE LA BAUME 12 75008 PARIS See on map Total cost No data ALCATEL SEL AG Germany EU contribution No data Address LORENZSTRASSE 10 70435 STUTTGART See on map Total cost No data ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Italy EU contribution No data Address VIA ZAMBONI 33 40126 BOLOGNA See on map Total cost No data ASCOM AG Switzerland EU contribution No data Address BELPSTRASSE 37 3000 BERN 14 See on map Total cost No data AWE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address MOLTKESTRASSE 28A 71116 GAERTRINGEN See on map Total cost No data BOUYGUES TELECOM France EU contribution No data Address 20 QUAI DU POINT DU JOUR ARCS DE SEINE 1 92100 BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT See on map Total cost No data E - TF1 France EU contribution No data Address 305 AVENUE LE JOUR SE LEVE 92100 BOULOGNE See on map Total cost No data ERCOM ENGINEERING RESEAUX COMMUNICATIONS France EU contribution No data Address 13 AVENUE MORANE SAULNIER 78140 V¿IZY VILLACOUBLAY See on map Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 MUENCHEN See on map Total cost No data GFI CONSULTING France EU contribution No data Address 12 RUE ROUGET DE LISLE 92130 ISSY LES MOULINEAUX See on map Total cost No data LOGICACMG UK LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address STEPHENSON HOUSE, 75 HAMPSTEAD ROAD NW1 2PL LONDON See on map Total cost No data MOTOROLA SAS France EU contribution No data Address PARC DES ALGORITHMES SAINT AUBIN 91193 GIF SUR YVETTE See on map Total cost No data SES ASTRA Luxembourg EU contribution No data Address CHATEAU DE BETZDORF 6815 BETZDORF See on map Total cost No data SPACE HELLAS SA Greece EU contribution No data Address 312 MESSOGION AVE 15341 AGHIA PARASKEVI, ATHENS See on map Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address GU2 7XH GUILDFORD See on map Total cost No data UDCAST France EU contribution No data Address ROUTE DES DOLINES 2455 06560 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Gower Street LONDON See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
