Satellite push to close Europe's broadband gaps

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Twelve companies and organisations from across Europe have teamed up in an attempt to find solutions to the region's high-speed digital divide. According to a report on Zdnet, the TWISTER project (Terrestrial Wireless Infrastructure integrated with Satellite Telecommunications for E-Rural) could turn today's high-speed digital divide on its head, by pushing the concept of local wireless networks linked to a two-way satellite link.

By linking local wireless networks to two-way broadband satellite connections, the group hopes to develop services and applications for rural communities across the European Union, from Britain to Poland.

The TWISTER project was launched this month with E5 million of backing from the European Commission.