Objective
The objective of TWISTER is to support the development and widespread adoption of satellite communication services to deliver broadband services for rural areas. TWISTER will provide innovative applications meeting the specific needs of rural user communities including local administrations, educational institutions, health care practitioners, Sees and agricultural communities. Concrete applications, like educational and health care services between islands in Malta or Greece, broadband Internet access for villages in Spain or France, e-business development for Sees in rural regions of Poland will be tested on validation sites (35 sites initially and up to 105 ultimately), selected with the support of national and regional public authorities. User satisfaction will be evaluated to propose improvements and to specify a roadmap for further services deployment. The integration of space-based infrastructure with terrestrial systems, aims to achieve a seamless broadband coverage in rural areas. TWISTER will investigate a number of hybrid satellite-wireless architectures and validate their on-site performances. Being able to offer simultaneous services over large areas, the space-based infrastructures will favour the enlargement of the European Union. TWISTER will involve companies and user communities from new entrants (Poland, Malta, Latvia), current EU member states (France, Greece, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Italy) and countries associated with the FP6 programme (Norway, Israel). Further efforts will be made throughout the project to involve additional countries. The TWISTER Consortium, involving all actors in the Telecom Value Chain (User Communities, Service Providers, Satellite Operators, Equipment Manufacturers), under EADS Atrium coordination, will create the necessary conditions to successfully deploy over Europe such satellite solutions as a complement to terrestrial means, for the benefit of the population and the economy.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- natural sciences computer and information sciences internet internet access
- engineering and technology mechanical engineering vehicle engineering aerospace engineering satellite technology
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering information engineering telecommunications
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Keywords
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
FP6-2002-SPACE-1
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Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
TOULOUSE
France
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