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

fYear

2014

fDate

8-10 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

306

Lastpage

311

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 13th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop (ASMS/SPSC), 2014 7th

Conference_Location

Livorno

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ASMS-SPSC.2014.6934560

Filename

6934560