Title :
Satellite´s role in the penetration of broadband connectivity within the European Union
Author :
Agnelli, S. ; Feltz, P. ; Griffiths, P.-F. ; Roth, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Int. & Institutional Affairs, Eutelsat, Paris, France
Abstract :
The European Commission (EC) has recently acknowledged that broadband coverage for all - the 2013 target of the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE) - has been achieved thanks to satellite broadband services, such as Tooway™, the consumer-grade Internet access at 20 Mbps via the Eutelsat KA-SAT satellite. However, broadband take-up in the European Union (EU) is still far from being satisfactory, notably in rural and remote areas where satellite solutions are ideally suited.
Keywords :
Internet; satellite communication; EC; European commission; European union; Eutelsat KA-SAT satellite; Internet access; broadband connectivity penetration; broadband coverage; digital agenda for Europe; satellite broadband services; satellite role; Broadband communication; Europe; Internet; Investment; Multimedia systems; Satellites; Signal processing; Broadband Coverage; Broadband Take-Up; Digital Agenda for Europe; Digital Divide; European Union; KA-SAT; SABER Project; Voucher Schemes;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 13th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop (ASMS/SPSC), 2014 7th
Conference_Location :
Livorno
DOI :
10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2014.6934560
