Objetivo
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.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet access
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunications
Convocatoria de propuestas
FP6-2002-SPACE-1
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Régimen de financiación
IP - Integrated ProjectCoordinador
TOULOUSE
Francia