Broadband Portal

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/2005/all_about/broadband/index_en.htm

 

The key issue: non-discriminatory cost-oriented open acess to broadband fibre optics last mile fysical infrastructure

 

Broadband Portal 1

 

Broadband.. 3

Developing Broadband Policies. 3

National Strategies, European Targets. 3

Other Targets and Activities. 4

IST Projects. 5

Today's Framework. 7

Broadband Regional Workshop, 15 December 2003. 8

Broadband Content Workshop, 15 July 2003. 9

NorthWestRegionalDevelopment (UK) 10

NW-NODE Initiative. 11

Project fiche “Greater Merseyside Broadband Action Plan Implementation” 12

IST Project fact sheets & consortium members. 14

 


Broadband

Widespread and affordable broadband access is essential to realise the potential of the Information Society.

Developing Broadband Policies

National Strategies, European Targets

Other Targets and Activities

Digital Rights Management

 

Broadband is not simply a faster way to connect to the Internet - it fundamentally changes the way people use the internet. Connections are immediate and large volumes of data can be almost instantly transmitted. The Internet’s overall presentation changes, moving from the currently slow, and often user-unfriendly text format, to a fast, colourful system combining still images, video, animations and sound.

A widespread secure broadband infrastructure is essential for the development and delivery of services and applications such as eHealth, eBusiness, eGovernment and eLearning, making broadband crucial to European growth and quality of life in the years ahead. The eEurope 2005 Action Plan set an ambitious target: 'widespread broadband availability and use in the EU by 2005’.

 

"High-speed connections radically change the use of the Internet – improving its quality and capabilities. In parallel, new communication platforms have emerged, multiplying ways through which people can access broadband and benefit from it."

Erkki Liikanen, 'The European Broadband Strategy' (pdf), December 2002 
Developing Broadband Policies

 

Developing Broadband Policies

Meeting this target is a complex task - broadband availability is affected by many different policies (town and country planning, research policy, taxation, regulation), implemented by administrations ranging from international organisations through to local administrations, as well as the private sector. 

Encouraging broadband access is intimately connected to the availability of content - operators will not invest in broadband infrastructure while there is no content to motivate the user to upgrade, while there will be no real push for new applications and content as long as the supporting infrastructure is not adequate.

 

National Strategies, European Targets

Governments world-wide are increasingly realising that broadband access to the Internet will be central to the economic development of their countries. Wide availability of broadband communication would have a significant impact on their economy, and several EU Member States have started reviewing the situation regarding broadband on their territory.

To stimulate discussion on accelerating broadband deployment in Europe, the Commission held a Broadband Day in Brussels in January 2003. Member States attending this event were given the opportunity to describe the main elements of their current plans, and industry representatives to discuss their experience of barriers to broadband deployment. The Broadband Day showed that a dialogue between stakeholders and public administrations is the best way forward to address the remaining issues. These discussions will continue through a series of workshops in 2003 on issues such as:

o        the development of innovative broadband content, that took place in July 2003;

o        regional and local experiences for broadband development in under-served areas which took place on 15 December 2003.

The Commission Communication “Electronic communications: the road to the knowledge economy” (pdf) - reiterated the eEurope 2005 broadband target and called for:

o        all public administrations to have broadband connections by end 2005;

o        half of all internet connections to be broadband by 2005.

All Member States have put comprehensive national broadband strategies in place; please see the Commission Communication on Connecting Europe at high speed: National Broadband Strategies   :   :

See also the Staff Working Paper Annexes of the National Broadband Strategies Communication

The 2003 Spring European Summit endorsed these proposals.  A further Action on Broadband can be found Connecting Europe at high speed: recent developments in the sector of electronic communications.

See also Erkki Liikanen, the Press Conference of May 2004: Broadband is taking off (pdf)

 

"Convergence … is an important enabler of competition. Governments must encourage competition within and between different platforms, while remaining technologically neutral … Public support may be needed when the markets don't deliver alone."

Erkki Liikanen, 'The European Broadband Strategy', December 2002 (pdf)

 

On this new eEurope site, this area will be devoted to broadband and will be developed over time to aid discussion and highlight broadband strategies, activities and results across the Member States. It will also launch benchmarking and other studies to analyse the state of play.

 

Other Targets and Activities

Other eEurope targets and broadband initiatives include:

o        Reducing Barriers to Deployment: Rolling out new broadband infrastructure usually means launching significant building projects. The eEurope 2005 Action Plan calls for Member States to ease access to rights-of-way, poles and conduits to facilitate investment, for instance through the removal of legislative barriers;

o        Competition and Regulation: One basic principle is that investment in broadband will mainly have to come from the private sector. Competition should drive investment, generate innovation and lower prices. The EU's new Electronic Communications Regulatory Framework takes full account of the convergent nature of broadband and makes encouraging investment in infrastructure and promoting innovation explicit objectives for European regulators. See, in particular, the Unbundling the Local Loop Regulation, ensuring competition in the market for Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), one of the key broadband access technologies, and the Framework's Radio Spectrum Policy, to ensure spectrum availability for, and efficient spectrum use by, wireless broadband services (e.g. W-LANs). 

 

Structural Funds: In many rural and remote areas, geographical isolation and low density of population can make the cost of upgrading existing infrastructure to broadband capability unprofitable, at least in the short to medium term. To ensure an Information Society for All Member States are invited to accelerate broadband deployment and ensure greater territorial cohesion through the use of Structural Funds, which enable less favoured areas to come to the forefront of the development of the information society. The Commission issued guidelines on the criteria and modalities for the use of Structural Funds for electronic communications.

o        New Access Technologies: Another way of ensuring that everyone can access the Information Society is to promote the use of emerging alternative communication platforms such as 'third generation' mobile communications (3G) and digital TV, encouraging the availability of content for these new platforms: 

o        Digital TV switchover: The transition to digital television would be smoothed by greater transparency regarding the 'switchover conditions' in each Member State. eEurope 2005 therefore calls on the Member States to publish their intentions by end 2003, and recommends a platform-neutral approach in all national plans. See "On the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting" – a Commission Communication analysing the state of play and making recommendations for improving transparency;

o        Multi-platform content: Public authorities in Member States and the private sector should aim to offer their content on different technological platforms, such as interactive digital TV, 3G etc. The Commission intends to support demonstrations and research projects (see the IST, eContent and eTEN programmes), and will identify regulatory obstacles to the use of digital television for interactive services;

o        Research and New Technologies: The Commission's research activities support all of these activities as they help bring to reality a vision of tomorrow's internet: fast, secure, and available to everyone, anywhere, on a range of devices (see the IST Research Programme: Broadband for All and Bread: Broadband for All). 

 




IST Projects

17 Records were found.

1. ATHENA

Digital Switchover. Developing Infrastructures for Broadband Access

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507312)

2. BREAD

Broadband in Europe for All: a Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507554)

3. BROADWAN

Broadband services for everyone over fixed wireless access networks

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (001930)

4. CAPANINA

Communications from Aerial Platform Networks delivering Broadband Communications for All

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (506745)

5. COCOMBINE

Competition Contents and Broadband for the Internet in Europe

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (002012)

6. DIADEM FIREWALL

Distributed Adaptive Security by Programmable Firewall

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (002154)

7. E-PHOTON/ONE

Optical Networks: Towards Bandwidth Manageability and Cost Efficiency

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (001933)

8. EURO NGI

Design and Engineering of the Next Generation Internet Towards convergent multi-service networks

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507613)

9. FLEXINET

Flexible Gateways Architecture for enhanced access network services and applications

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507646)

10. GANDALF

Gbit/s Access Network using remote Delivery opticAL Feeder for heterogeneous broadband wireless and wireline nodes (GANDALF)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507781)

11. LASAGNE

All-optical label swapping employing optical logic gates in network nodes

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507509)

12. MOME

Monitoring and Measurement Cluster

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (001990)

13. MUSE

Multi Service Access Everywhere

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507295)

14. NOBEL

Next generation Optical network for Broadband in Europe

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (506760)

15. OPERA

OPEN PLC EUROPEAN RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR NEW GENERATION PLC INTEGRATED NETWORK

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507667)

16. SATLIFE

Satellite Access Technologies: Leading Improvements For Europe

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507675)

17. U-BROAD

Ultra High Bit Rate Over Copper Technologies for BROADband Multiservice Access

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (506790)


 

Today's Framework

Overview of the EU regulatory framework for the electronic communications sector

Objectives
The EU regulatory framework for electronic communications comprises a series of legal texts and associated measures that apply throughout the 25 EU Member States.  The goals of the new framework are to encourage competition in the electronic communications markets, to improve the functioning of the internal market and to guarantee basic user interests that would not be guaranteed by market forces.  The framework provides a set of rules that are simple, aimed at deregulation, technology neutral and sufficiently flexible to deal with fast changing markets in the electronic communications sector.

The following aspects of the Regulatory Framework are explained in more details :

Promoting Competition

Digital Broadcasting

Regulating Market Access

Interconnection and Interoperability

Universal Service

Consumer Protection

Privacy Protection

Managing Public Resources

 


Broadband Regional Workshop, 15 December 2003

Aim

The Broadband Workshop on Local and Regional Initiatives followed the Broadband Content Workshop on 15 July 2003, and was designed to discuss regional and local experiences for broadband development in under-served areas.  This workshop brought together Member States and representatives of the private sector to discuss the plans and obstacles to the roll-out of broadband.

Agenda and Presentations

Agenda

1st Session: General

Mr Hughes (ERISA), Models for Broadband
Deployment at Local and Regional Levels

Mr Morandini (Between) and Mr Barthe (TACTIS),
The Italian and French examples

2nd Session: Some examples

Assessore D. Campagnoli, Regione Emilia Romagna (Italy), Emilia Romagna Regional Strategy on Broadband

M. Billiaut, City of Pau (France), The Pau Project

Ms Crowley, SWRA (Ireland), Driving Broadband Rollout to Peripheral Communities

Mr Polsterer, City of Grafenwörth (Austria), Bridging the digital gap: The Broadband Partnership Project of Grafenwörth

Mr Lundqvist and Ms Marklund (IT Västerbotten), Fiber network deployment in rural areas

3rd Session: Financial Aspects, Public-Private Partnerships, Demand Aggregation Policies

Mr Allen (Analysys), Civil Infrastructure Model

Mr Craine (DTI) The UK’s Broadband Aggregation Model

Mr Bergamelli (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations), L’intervention de la CDC

16.00: 4th Session: Trends in technologies for remote and rural areas

Mr Vetter (Alcatel), Broadband Access Solutions & Economics for Rural Areas

Mr Alfonsin (Endesa, PLC), Broadband Powerline Communications

Mr Ozcariz (Wireless & Satellite Networks S.A), Trends in wireless technologies

Participants List

 

Broadband Content Workshop, 15 July 2003

Aim

The Broadband Content Workshop, following the Broadband Day on 28 January 2003, was designed to discuss the demand for Broadband and the role of the public sector as a content provider.  This workshop brought together Member States and representatives of the private sector to discuss the drive for broadband and services delivery.

Agenda and Presentations

Morning Session:

Ing. Scaglia, CEO of eBiscom

Ms Alessandra Silvestro, Vice President, Legal and Public Policy at AOL Time Warner

Mr Alfonso Vicente Castillo, Deputy General Manager Media, Marketing & Content at Telefonica

Mr Olivier de Baillenx, Director of Institutional Relations at NCNumericable

Mr Edward Averdieck, Director of Sales & Marketing at On demand distribution

Marc Welinski, Independent Consultant, author of 'New screens, new contents' for Centre National de la Cinématographie

Ms Angel Gambino, Controller of business development and emerging platforms for BBC on line

Mr Jim Beveridge, Director, broadband policy at Microsoft

Mr Patrick Grüter, Vice President, Government Relations Europe, Walt Disney

Mr Arduino Patacchini, Director for Multimedia at Eutelsat

Ms Helen Dolby, European Affairs Manager, Hutchinson

Dr Soru, CEO of Tiscali

Afternoon session:

Q&A

Mr Anthony Lilley, Managing Director of Magic Lantern Productions and Executive Member of the UK Broadband Stakeholders Group

Mr Daniel Kaplan, Director, French Next Generation Internet Foundation

Member States intervention on the role of the public sector as a content developer

·         United Kingdom

General Discussion

Concluding remarks by F. Colasanti


NorthWestRegionalDevelopment (UK)[1]

·         5 sub-regional Digital Development Agencies in the NW of England link up to support the Regional Broadband Strategy

·         NW Regional Development Agency (NWDA) takes the policy lead on information society and innovation issues

·         The NWDA and the NW Regional Assembly establish a regional networking body – NW NODE – to coordinate this work and support the Digital Development Agencies at a regional level

 

 

 

http://www.nwnetwork.org.uk/index.php

 

http://www.nwda.co.uk/

 

http://www.englandsnorthwest.com/

 

http://www.nwnode.org.uk/


NW-NODE Initiative

 

Broadband

Increasingly the region's competitive position will depend on access to, and use of, broadband and ICT facilities. Access to fast, reliable and affordable Internet connections is an especially major issue for rural businesses wanting to survive and prosper in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The NWDA have addressed this by investing £20 million in Project ACCESS. This project will provide broadband to over 95% of businesses and members of the public throughout Cumbria and North Lancashire.

In addition the NWDA has invested £12 million for broadband across the region:

Cheshire and Warrington
Greater Manchester[2]
Merseyside

In addition the NWDA is responsible for the Northwest Broadband Fund. Regionally worth £2.68million, the Northwest Broadband Fund was launched by the NWDA in January 2002 and was completed in March 2004. Its principal aim is to achieve connectivity to broadband for businesses and citizens, and to demonstrate the benefits of broadband and enhance the uptake of the technology.

Completed Broadband Strategies can be downloaded below. Please view the 'NWBF APPROVED PROJECTS' document within the download section below which provides information on all approved broadband fund project activities and contacts.

Contact:
information@nwda.co.uk for more information.

State Aid Guidance

DTI -
www.dti.gov.uk/europe/stateaid
EU -
www.europa.eu.int/comm/competition/index_en.html

Downloads

ICTInfraCumbriaVol1.pdf  (2088k) 
ICT Infrastructure in Cumbria Vol 1
ICTInfraCumbriaVol2.pdf  (383k) 
Action Plan for ICT Infrastructure in Cumbria
GMbroadbandActionPlan.pdf  (392k) 
Final Greater Manchester Braodband Strategy Action Plan
GMbroadbandAppendices.pdf  (785k) 
Greater Manchester Broadband Strategy Appendices
RDAsandBroadband.pdf  (735k) 

RDAs and Broadband
LancashireActionPlan.pdf  (256k) 
Lancashire Action Plan
LancsCheGtMerBroadband.pdf  (945k) 
Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Merseyside Strategy
LancsCheGtMerAnnexes.pdf  (926k) 
Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Merseyside annexes
CheshireActionPlan.pdf  (261k) 
Cheshire Action Plan
MerseysideActionPlan.pdf  (269k) 
Greater Merseyside Action Plan
NWBFAPPROVEDPROJECTS.doc  (159k) 
Approved projects


 

Project fiche “Greater Merseyside Broadband Action Plan Implementation” 

 

NWDA Project Datasheet

Project Name: Greater Merseyside Broadband Action Plan Implementation

 

Lead Directorate: Operations

 

Regional Economic Strategy Objective:

Infrastructure - Develop the strategic transport, communication, and economic infrastructure.

Key Activity: Promote a comprehensive broadband infrastructure throughout the region and maximise its usage

 

Business Development - Exploit the growth potential of business sectors

Key Activity: Promote the benefits to businesses which make effective use of ICT including e-commerce

 

Summary:

The programme is designed to deliver upon the Greater Merseyside sub-regional broadband action plan, delivering against prioritised areas, providing broadband enablement, provision and utilisation of broadband services.  The programme has 5 complimentary strands that together form a dynamic and coherent programme;

Community Content - Piloting a model for the development and sustainable delivery of broadband community content in disadvantaged urban areas by establishing a minimum of 6 community / public services and products accessed by citizens, social services, local businesses and public bodies

Enabling SMEs - Piloting the introduction of an e-business work environment to selected business sectors through the development of specialist ICT support centres

Marketing, awareness raising and ICT support - Facilitating the introduction of broadband-enabled business solutions and e-business services by providing the conduit between application providers and SMEs

Teleworking - Establishing a local centre of excellence to develop best practice in teleworking for businesses

Greater Merseyside Broadband Fund - Sponsoring a portfolio of projects (£150K max each), providing a rapid and local response to proposal and project opportunities.

 

Location:

Greater Merseyside

 

Value:

£3,950,220

 

Expected Outputs: Total

Jobs Created   21

New businesses created  6

Businesses receiving specialist advice 1200

Businesses assisted on skills needs 100

Regeneration partnerships assisted 5

New products/services   9

Workshops/best practice events 20

 

Lead Organisations:

Liverpool Chamber of Commerce

 

Assisting Partners :

Greater Merseyside Digital Development Agency

International Centre for Digital Content

MERIT

Merseyside Chambers of Commerce (a consortium if sub-regional Chambers of Commerce)

NW NODE

 

Milestones :

Phase 1: Project Approval - November 2003

Phase 2: Management and Monitoring structure - November 2003

      Specification of individual project strands - November 2003

      Partnership & delivery agreements in place - November 2003

Phase 3: Initial Implementation - January 2004

Phase 4: Implementation Review - January 2004 onwards at monthly intervals

      Quarterly strand and programme review - March 2004 onwards

      Year 1 programme report and review - January 2005

      Year 1 Evaluation report - February 2005

Phase 5: Programme completion

      Final output review - December 2005

      Final Evaluation report - December 2005

      Summary programme report and next action plan - January 2006

 


IST Project fact sheets & consortium members

BroadBand
  Forum
  Cluster of
BB4ALL projects

17 Records were found.

1. ATHENA

Digital Switchover. Developing Infrastructures for Broadband Access

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507312)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Digital Switchover. Developing Infrastructures for Broadband Access

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: KOURTIS, Anastasios
Tel: +30-210-6503166
Fax: +30-210-6532175
Email: kourtis@iit.demokritos.gr

Organisation:

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH "DEMOKRITOS"

PO Box 60228

15310   AGHIA PARASKEVI ATTIKIS

GREECE

In Sevilla European Council it was indicated that two major problems (among the others) have to be solved towards eEurope 2005 and beyond: the transition to digital television in UHF band (digital switchover) and the broadband access for all. This proposal considers that if proper decision will be taken for the digital switchover (taking into account the networking aspect of the new television) it will also provide a solution for the second problem (the broadband access for all citizens). It presents an approach towards the solution of the digital switchover that comprises the use of the DVB stream for interconnecting next generation network (NGN) nodes, by the use of regenerative configurations. The utilisation of regenerative configurations enables for the realisation of a virtual common Ethernet backbone that can be exploited by 3G/UMTS and B3G operators and broadcasters, besides enabling for broadband access for all citizens.

Such a configuration enables for multi-service capability, as the regenerative DVB-T creates a single access network physical infrastructure, shared by multiple services (i.e. TV programmes, interactive multimedia services, Internet applications, etc.). Validation of such a broadband access for all citizens infrastructure, based on the proper adoption of digital switchover, will be realised in a real condition trial in a medium-sized city. The above trial includes the implementation, testing and validation of a spectrum efficient real time dynamic management of the available bandwidth, for supporting the variety of heterogeneous bit rate services, and of a traffic policy mechanism, for UMTS users on the move, for seamless reception of IP data when transition from one UHF channel (DVB-T stream) to another is required.

Project details

Project Acronym: ATHENA
Project Reference: 507312
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Duration: 30 months
Project Cost: 3.90 million euro
Contract Type: Specific Targeted Research Project
End Date: 2006-06-30
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 2.15 million euro

 

Participants

SPACE ENGINEERING S.P.A.

ITALY

TELSCOM A.G.

SWITZERLAND

UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

ROMANIA

T-SYSTEMS NOVA GMBH

GERMANY

BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY

UNITED KINGDOM

UNIVERSITE DE VERSAILLES SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES

FRANCE

THALES BROADCAST & MULTIMEDIA SA

FRANCE

TEMAGON TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES S.A.

GREECE

ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH&CO KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT

GERMANY

RUNDFUNK BERLIN-BRANDENBURG

GERMANY

CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF CRETE

GREECE

Record Control Number: 71104

Update Date: 2004-06-29

 


2. BREAD

Broadband in Europe for All: a Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507554)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Broadband in Europe for All: a Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: VAN DAELE, Peter
Tel: +32-92-643334
Fax: +32-92-643593
Email: peter.vandaele@intec.ugent.be

Organisation:

INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW

KAPELDREEF 75

3001   LEUVEN

BELGIUM

Website:

http://www.ist-bread.org/home.asp

The BREAD (BRoadband in Europe for All: a multi-Disciplinary approach) co-ordination action aims at developing a multi-disciplinary approach for the realisation of the 'broadband for all' concept within Europe. This EU objective will not be reached by a solely 'technology push' strategy but will need a multi-disciplinary approach (societal, economic, regulatory and technological issues).

Bringing all these different disciplines together, sharing views and knowledge, developing new strategies and good practice recommendations in the area of 'broadband for all' is the major objective of the BREAD proposal. As a co-ordination action the project wants to bring together all players active in the field of the end-to-end broadband provisioning for all. It will perform a multi-technological analysis of the current and evolving situation taking as a starting base all the roadmap information generated by different IST instruments and projects focusing on specific technological domains. The BREAD consortium will at the same time study the techno-economic, societal and regulatory aspects of this "broadband for all" concept. It will try to identify the impact of EU regulatory framework on the successful implementation of new broadband communication services. The study will also include regional "success stories" of actual deployment and the influence of government stimulus for accelerating the early rollout of broadband services. Societal aspects of introducing broadband access and sustainable economic business models for this will be taken into account.

At the same time an IST co-ordination and information exchange platform will be set up by the BREAD consortium to enhance the interaction between the key players in the field and to invoke discussions on this multi-disciplinary approach. The BREAD cluster will thus support the creation of the European Research Area (ERA) through the stimulation of the interaction of EU national initiatives and projects.

Project details

Project Acronym: BREAD
Project Reference: 507554
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Duration: 30 months
Project Cost: 2.39 million euro
Contract Type: Coordination of research actions
End Date: 2006-06-30
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 1.70 million euro

 

Participants

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

GERMANY

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

DENMARK

GROUPE DES ECOLES DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FRANCE

UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

UNITED KINGDOM

TELSCOM CONSULTING GMBH

SWITZERLAND

EUROPEAN COMMISSION - JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

BELGIUM

JCP-CONSULT EURL

FRANCE

Record Control Number: 71123

Update Date: 2004-06-29

 


3. BROADWAN

Broadband services for everyone over fixed wireless access networks

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (001930)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Broadband services for everyone over fixed wireless access networks

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: TJELTA, Terje
Tel: +47-90-786424
Fax: +47-67-891813
Email: terje.tjelta@telenor.no

Organisation:

TELENOR COMMUNICATION II AS

SNAROEYVEIEN 30

1331   FORNEBU

NORWAY

BROADWAN has three major goals:
1) Develop an economical realistic network architecture to provide true broadband services for all citizens in Europe;
2) Bring European industry in the lead for next generation wireless solutions;
3) Motivate advanced utilisation of broadband services at al
l levels of the society by performing wireless demonstrations and trials in rural areas. Business, organisations, education, health care, culture, and community authorities take more and more advantage of broadband services. Provided that this is achieved European-wide it is beneficial to the people as well as business industry without damaging the environment. Furthermore, broadband technology helps European business, and radio based technology has, in particular, the potential of improving third world societies dramatically. Efficient wireless access systems ensure that everyone in Europe can get access for broadband services within a reasonable time frame. A pan-European full service coverage requirement leads to an access networking structure where wireless solutions are necessary as well as attractive. European broadband industry in the lead will have a very interesting global market. In some areas wireless solutions will interwork with or compete with other solutions, in other areas they represent the only possibility. The radio solutions will be important for competition and represent an extension of the fixed network into the broadband nomadic and mobile domain.

BROADWAN encompasses a total solution for universal hybrid broadband access networks for fixed and nomadic users. This will be achieved through many innovations within global coverage architecture, new generation adaptive equipment and automatic network planning and management software. The 25 BROADWAN partners comprise operators, industry, academia, and consultancy from 10 countries representing all parts of Europe. The significant numbers of SMEs are particularly focussing on broadband service provision.

Project details

Project Acronym: BROADWAN
Project Reference: 001930
Start Date: 2003-12-01
Duration: 24 months
Project Cost: 13.86 million euro
Contract Type: Integrated Project
End Date: 2005-11-30
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 8.00 million euro

 

Participants

COUNCIL FOR THE CENTRAL LABORATORY OF THE RESEARCH COUNCILS

UNITED KINGDOM

THALES COMMUNICATIONS S.A.

FRANCE

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

FRANCE

THE UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM

UNITED KINGDOM

UNIVERSITAET SALZBURG - INSTITUT FUER COMPUTERWISSENSCHAFTEN

AUSTRIA

INSTITUT DE L'AUDIOVISUEL ET DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS EN EUROPE - IDATE

FRANCE

UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA CLUJ-NAPOCA

ROMANIA

NAVUS GESELLSCHAFT FUER SOFTWARE-ENTWICKLUNG UND -VERTRIEB MBH

GERMANY

THOMSON R & D FRANCE SNC

FRANCE

BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

HUNGARY

TECNOLOGIE UNI.COM CENTRO RICERCHE TELECOMUNICAZIONI S.R.L.

ITALY

T-SYSTEMS RIC RESEARCH LTD.

HUNGARY

NERA ASA

NORWAY

TELECOMS CONNECT LIMITED

UNITED KINGDOM

TELECOM CASTILLA LA MANCHA S.A.

SPAIN

INFOGLOBAL CLM S.A.

SPAIN

ASOCIACION NACIONAL DE INDUSTRIAS ELECTRONICAS Y DE TELECOMUNICACIONES

SPAIN

APIF MOVIQUITY S.A.

SPAIN

ALVARION LTD.

ISRAEL

JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH

AUSTRIA

UNIVERSITY OF WALES, CARDIFF

UNITED KINGDOM

SOCIETE FRANCAISE DU RADIOTELEPHONE

FRANCE

THALES

FRANCE

CORITEL - CONSORZIO DI RICERCA SULLE TELECOMUNICAZIONI

ITALY

Record Control Number: 71178

Update Date: 2004-05-20

 


4. CAPANINA

Communications from Aerial Platform Networks delivering Broadband Communications for All

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (506745)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Communications from Aerial Platform Networks delivering Broadband Communications for All

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: GRACE, David
Email: dg@ohm.york.ac.uk

Organisation:

UNIVERSITY OF YORK

York Electronic Centre

HESLINGTON HALL

YO10 5DD   YORK

UNITED KINGDOM

Today's users of broadband are generally dependant upon either cable or satellite technologies for the connection to their home or office. Cable can provide excellent capability, particularly fibre, but is only commercially viable in high usage areas. Satellite provides widespread geographic coverage but has limited capability & capacity.

The Capanina project will develop broadband capability from aerial platforms including High Altitude Platforms (HAPs) to deliver cost effective solutions providing a viable alternative to cable and satellite, with the potential to reach rural, urban and travelling users.

Examples of HAPs include airships and solar powered aeroplanes operating at altitudes of around 20km, well above any air traffic. CAPANINA builds on the FP5 HeliNet project (IST-1999-11214) that illustrated the enormous potential of broadband from HAPs and developed an outline system design. The technology developed will deliver data rates to fixed and moving users of up to 120Mbit/s anywhere within a HAPs' 60km dia coverage area.

Free-space optic and mm-wave technologies will be used for backhaul & interplatform links providing seamless integration with existing infrastructure.

To provide flexibility and to ensure timely delivery of commercial benefits a two-stage approach will be implemented yielding near term viable solutions and outlining the scope for longer term higher risk developments:
- An evolving aerial platform system test-bed supporting broadband services, e.g. high-speed Internet, corporate communications & video on demand, will be evaluated on a low-altitude tethered aerostat, a stratospheric balloon and potentially a HAP. Unique to this architecture the test-bed will also be used to obtain mm-wave band propagation measurements to fixed and moving users.
-A system outline will be developed with capability to provide up to 120Mbit/s to vehicles travelling at up to 500km/h, interfacing to on board wireless LAN access.

Project details

Project Acronym: CAPANINA
Project Reference: 506745
Start Date: 2003-11-01
Duration: 36 months
Project Cost: 5.65 million euro
Contract Type: Specific Targeted Research Project
End Date: 2006-10-31
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 3.10 million euro

 

Participants

JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE

SLOVENIA

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

ITALY

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.

GERMANY

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC

UNITED KINGDOM

SKYLINC LIMITED

UNITED KINGDOM

BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

HUNGARY

CONTRAVES SPACE AG

SWITZERLAND

EUROCONCEPTS S.R.L.

ITALY

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

SPAIN

CARLO GAVAZZI SPACE SPA

ITALY

CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT

SWITZERLAND

Record Control Number: 71168

Update Date: 2004-05-20

 


5. COCOMBINE

Competition Contents and Broadband for the Internet in Europe

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (002012)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Competition Contents and Broadband for the Internet in Europe

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: GIOVANNETTI, Emanuele
Tel: +44-1223-335286
Fax: +44-1223-335299
Email: e.giovannetti@econ.cam.ac.uk

Organisation:

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Department of Applied Economics

THE OLD SCHOOLS, TRINITY LANE

CB2 1TS   CAMBRIDGE

UNITED KINGDOM

The performance of the Internet depends on the interaction of upstream, contents and downstream markets. The development of market power, its abuse and anti-competitive behaviour in any one sector will have important implications for the operations of all others. We focus on developing the knowledge and tools to understand the related markets for: long distance transit; public peering; and broadband access. We also focus on the interplay between infrastructure and contents, which defines the broadband diffusion modalities across Europe. We will study these markets to identify the appropriate tools to deal with market failures. This requires monitoring the evolution of the Internet architecture using data from Online transit markets and from Internet Exchange Points. These represent major organisational innovations in the European Internet and their analysis plays a crucial role in achieving low cost broadband access. These transformations also have wider implications for extending the geographical scope of cheap access towards less developed regions.

Our study will help to implement the EU directive on Electronic Networks in identifying best practices for network access. Our consortium focuses on the active involvement of both academic researchers and industry operators. Our objectives support the implementations of both the "Broadband for all" objective, to enable a wider deployment of the information and knowledge-based society and economy and the "Networked businesses and governments" objective "to develop ICTs supporting organisational networking, process integration, and sharing of resources. This shall enable networked organisations to build faster and more effective partnerships and alliances". Moreover CoCombine will be instrumental to the IST strategic objective "to overcome weaknesses in areas which are critical for European competitiveness" by helping safeguarding the competitiveness of the European Internet while strengthening its profitability.

Project details

Project Acronym: COCOMBINE
Project Reference: 002012
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Duration: 27 months
Project Cost: .00 euro
Contract Type: Specific Support Action
End Date: 2006-03-31
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 660000.00 euro

 

Participants

UNIVERSITAET MANNHEIM

GERMANY

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI

ITALY

UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA

SPAIN

MIX S.R.L.

ITALY

LEAR S.A.S.

ITALY

FACULDADE DE ECONOMIA, UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA

PORTUGAL

ANALYSYS CONSULTING LIMITED

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON INTERNET EXCHANGE LIMITED

UNITED KINGDOM

SAMFUNNS - OG NAERINGSLIVSFORSKNING AS

NORWAY

Record Control Number: 71167

Update Date: 2004-05-20

 


6. DIADEM FIREWALL

Distributed Adaptive Security by Programmable Firewall

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (002154)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Distributed Adaptive Security by Programmable Firewall

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: GOURHANT, Yvon
Tel: +33-29-6053953
Fax: +33-29-6053784
Email: yvon.gourhant@francetelecom.com

Organisation:

FRANCE TELECOM

6 PLACE D'ALLERAY

75015   PARIS

FRANCE

The vision of the project is to develop a novel and comprehensive security solution for secure broadband services, by combining the following: flexible implementation techniques for high-speed packet processing, algorithms for intrusion detection, and policy-based techniques for automated configuration and decision-handling. The project aims for the general goal of development and deployment of innovative network components that enable service providers to offer to their customers secure broadband services in an effective and cost-efficient way.

In order to achieve this overall goal, the project pursues the following individual objectives:
-Design and implement an innovative architecture for provider-controlled distributed high-speed edge devices, aimed to become a new generation of distributed high-speed broadband firewalls with policy-based control, that are suitable to provide a comprehensive security solution meeting the needs of customers and service providers.
-Develop and deploy enhanced techniques capable of detecting a wide range of security violations, in particular detecting DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, but also suitable for detecting and identifying other types of malfunctioning. Achieve enhanced detection capabilities by designing flexible and effective solutions for distributed monitoring of application traffic.
-Establish techniques for intelligent response to security violations, in particular providing an effective protection against DDOS attacks.
-Ensure fair, coherent, and efficient enforcement of security policies by management and control of the distributed firewall components.
-Define use-cases for the new technology, deploy them in meaningful testbeds, and disseminate know-how and training of target people. The architecture ensures high performance in combination with functional flexibility using programmable hardware for classification, filtering, sampling and measurements.

Project details

Project Acronym: DIADEM FIREWALL
Project Reference: 002154
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Duration: 30 months
Project Cost: 3.01 million euro
Contract Type: Specific Targeted Research Project
End Date: 2006-06-30
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 1.57 million euro

 

Participants

JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE

SLOVENIA

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

UNITED KINGDOM

EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN

GERMANY

TELEKOMUNIKACJA POLSKA S.A.

POLAND

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

UNITED STATES

GROUPE DES ECOLES DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FRANCE

Record Control Number: 71219

Update Date: 2004-05-20

 


7. E-PHOTON/ONE

Optical Networks: Towards Bandwidth Manageability and Cost Efficiency

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (001933)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Optical Networks: Towards Bandwidth Manageability and Cost Efficiency

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: NERI, Fabio
Tel: +39-044-5644076
Fax: +39-011-5644099
Email: neri@polito.it

Organisation:

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Dipartimento di Elettronica

CORSO DUCA DEGLI ABRUZZI 24

10129   TORINO

ITALY

The proposed Network of Excellence (NoE) aims at integrating and focusing the rich know-how available in Europe on optical communication and networks, both in universities and in research centres of major telecom manufacturers and operators. The set of available expertises ranges from optical technologies, to networking devices, to network architectures and protocols, to the new services fostered by photonic technologies. The NoE will contribute to the Strategic Objective "Broadband for All".

The main technical focus of the NoE is to show which are the potential advantages of optical technologies in telecommunication networks with respect to electronic technologies. A strong integration among the participants to the NoE will favour a consensus on the engineering choices towards the deployment of cost-effective optical technologies in networking that will support the future Internet, providing inputs to the standardization bodies and guidelines to the operators, as well as competitive advantages to European telecom manufacturers.

Integration will be pursued primarily by establishing long-term collaborations among partners in terms of research, of infrastructures sharing, and of education and training. The main instruments to achieve these long-lasting collaborations are the regular exchange of researchers between partners, and the development of joint teaching programs.

Dissemination will be pursued by means of coordinated publication activities, offerings of training programs, organization of technical events, and interactions with other consortia of the same technical area.

Research activities will mainly be carried out in research programs external to the NoE, both at the national and at the European levels. Well focused technical research programs will be activated internally to the NoE.

Project details

Project Acronym: E-PHOTON/ONE
Project Reference: 001933
Start Date: 2004-02-01
Duration: 24 months
Contract Type: Network of Excellence
End Date: 2006-01-31
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 2.90 million euro

 

Participants

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

GERMANY

FACULTE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS

BELGIUM

FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI

ITALY

SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

GERMANY

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN

NETHERLANDS

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

SPAIN

ALCATEL CIT

FRANCE

UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID

SPAIN

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS

GREECE

FRANCE TELECOM

FRANCE

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

UNITED KINGDOM

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

UNITED KINGDOM

UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

UNITED KINGDOM

SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA

ITALY

RESEARCH ACADEMIC COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

GREECE

GROUPE DES ECOLES DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FRANCE

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

DENMARK

UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN - STANDORT DUISBURG

GERMANY

BILKENT UNIVERSITESI

TURKEY

UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING

CROATIA

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

BELGIUM

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN

AUSTRIA

BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

HUNGARY

NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

GREECE

TELENOR COMMUNICATION II AS

NORWAY

AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA W KRAKOWIE

POLAND

INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICACOES

PORTUGAL

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

ITALY

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

GERMANY

T-SYSTEMS NOVA GMBH

GERMANY

ACREO AB

SWEDEN

TELEFONICA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA UNIPERSONAL

SPAIN

UNIVERSIDAD PUBLICA DE NAVARRA

SPAIN

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

UNITED KINGDOM

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

SPAIN

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

ITALY

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

GERMANY

Record Control Number: 71400

Update Date: 2004-04-30


 

8. EURO NGI

Design and Engineering of the Next Generation Internet Towards convergent multi-service networks

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507613)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Design and Engineering of the Next Generation Internet Towards convergent multi-service networks

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: TAVENAS, François
Tel: +1-5-8508553
Fax: +1-5-8500794
Email: francois.tavenas@caissedesdepots.fr

Organisation:

CAISSE DES DEPOTS ET CONSIGNATIONS

DEFP - Unité de gestion des projets de recherche européens

56 RUE DE LILLE

75007   PARIS

FRANCE

The main objective of the Euro NGI network is to create and maintain the most prominent European center of excellence in Next Generation Internet design and engineering, acting as a "Collective Intelligence Think Tank", representing a major support for the European Information Society industry and leading towards a European leadership in this domain. The recent technological advances will lead to exploitable innovative services once the integration of these technologies through innovative architectures is achieved. The Next Generation Internet will offer view multi-service/multimedia, mobility, convergence (services and fixed-mobile), Quality-of-Service and variable connectivity as the norm. On one hand, future high-speed wire-line and wireless access technologies provide instant high bandwidth connectivity, which makes difficult to forecast traffic and thus to apply existing traffic engineering methods. On the other hand, the technology diversity explodes and mastering such a heterogeneous environment becomes essential to the network designer. This requires investigation into new multi-technology architectures. It is understood today that new design, planning, dimensioning and management principles are needed.

In this context, the main topics addressed by the NoE are:
- Mastering the technology diversity (vertical and horizontal integration) for the design of efficient and flexible NGI architectures;
- Providing required innovative traffic engineering architectures adapted to the new requirements and developing the corresponding appropriate quantitative methods. The network experts bring the required competences on the various technologies that will be integrated. They also bring a worldwide recognize expertise on the various topics that composes the traffic engineering and optimal dimensioning domain. Due to the wealth of technologies and tools, achieving the cited objectives requires the integration of European research capacities to reach a critical mass.

Project details

Project Acronym: EURO NGI
Project Reference: 507613
Start Date: 2003-12-01
Duration: 36 months
Project Cost: .00 euro
Contract Type: Network of Excellence
End Date: 2006-11-30
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 5.00 million euro

 

Participants

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

PORTUGAL

UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD

UNITED KINGDOM

TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND

FINLAND

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

GERMANY

HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY

UNITED KINGDOM

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

ITALY

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

SPAIN

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

ITALY

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE

FRANCE

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

UNITED KINGDOM

UNIVERSITAET ULM

GERMANY

TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ISRAEL

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

SPAIN

TELEFONICA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA UNIPERSONAL

SPAIN

THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

UNITED KINGDOM

ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE

SWITZERLAND

ALCATEL CIT

FRANCE

POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA

POLAND

UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID

SPAIN

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PISA

ITALY

UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA

SPAIN

BLEKINGE TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA

SWEDEN

LUNDS UNIVERSITET

SWEDEN

GROUPE DES ECOLES DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FRANCE

UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

ROMANIA

STICHTING CENTRUM VOOR WISKUNDE EN INFORMATICA

NETHERLANDS

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN

SWEDEN

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

UNITED KINGDOM

INESC ID - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES: INVESTIGACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO EM LISBOA

PORTUGAL

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

UNITED KINGDOM

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

BELGIUM

BAYERISCHE JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET WUERZBURG

GERMANY

FRANCE TELECOM

FRANCE

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS

GREECE

ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS

GREECE

T-SYSTEMS NOVA GMBH

GERMANY

RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

GERMANY

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

ISRAEL

HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

FINLAND

INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICACOES

PORTUGAL

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

DENMARK

NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET NTNU

NORWAY

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN

NETHERLANDS

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA "TOR VERGATA"

ITALY

UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN

BELGIUM

UNIVERSITE DE VERSAILLES SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES

FRANCE

CORITEL - CONSORZIO DI RICERCA SULLE TELECOMUNICAZIONI

ITALY

INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE

FRANCE

AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA W KRAKOWIE

POLAND

UNIVERSITAET WIEN

AUSTRIA

JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITAET LINZ - INSTITUT FUER TECHNISCHE INFORMATIK UND TELEMATIK

AUSTRIA

TELENOR COMMUNICATION II AS

NORWAY

INFOSIM GMBH & CO. KG

GERMANY

UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA

ISRAEL

INSTITUTE OF CONTROL SCIENCES OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

INSTYTUT INFORMATYKI TEORETYCZNEJ I STOSOWANEJ POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK

POLAND

Record Control Number: 71129

Update Date: 2004-06-29

 


9. FLEXINET

Flexible Gateways Architecture for enhanced access network services and applications

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507646)

 IST Project Fact Sheet

Flexible Gateways Architecture for enhanced access network services and applications

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: RUPP, Stephan
Tel: +49-711-82146448
Email: s.rupp@alcatel.de

Organisation:

ALCATEL SEL AG

LORENZSTRASSE 10
Postfach 400749

70435   STUTTGART

GERMANY

The main objective of the FlexiNET project is to define and implement a scalable and modular network architecture incorporating adequate network elements (FlexiNET Node Instances) offering cross-connect control, switching/routing control, and advanced services management/access functions at the network access points that currently only support connectivity between user terminals and network core infrastructures.

The primary aim is not to replace or enhance existing networking infrastructures, but to offer a value-added complementary network architecture addressing service access de-centralisation and separation of data, service logic and control from the pure transport network.
The FlexiNET architecture will be based on the FlexiNET node instances, which will consist of scalable hardware and software platforms on top of which core network functionality will be realized, as a set of distributed sub-systems integrated into a generic services execution environment. The FLEXINET concepts and architecture are applicable to various access network technologies (GSM/GPRS/UMTS, WLANs, V5, etc.), but will be focused on the mobile and wireless operator needs (UMTS & WLAN) for packet switched applications.
The basic motivation for this project is to relieve core networks from data handling and signalling procedures overhead, to accelerate the introduction of next-generation marketable services, and increase competitiveness in the telecom field by facilitating the broadening of current business models for services provisioning and exploitation.

Project details

Project Acronym: FLEXINET
Project Reference: 507646
Start Date: 2004-03-01
Duration: 24 months
Project Cost: 4.38 million euro
Contract Type: Specific Targeted Research Project
End Date: 2006-02-28
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 2.47 million euro

 

Participants

TELETEL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SA

GREECE

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

DENMARK

IBM RESEARCH GMBH

SWITZERLAND

UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS

GREECE

E-PLUS MOBILFUNK GMBH & CO KG

GERMANY

VODAFONE D2 GMBH

GERMANY

HITACHI EUROPE (FRANCE) SA

FRANCE

APEX CONCEPTS & SOLUTIONS AG

SWITZERLAND

Record Control Number: 71456

Update Date: 2004-07-15


 

10. GANDALF

Gbit/s Access Network using remote Delivery opticAL Feeder for heterogeneous broadband wireless and wireline nodes (GANDALF)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507781)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Gbit/s Access Network using remote Delivery opticAL Feeder for heterogeneous broadband wireless and wireline nodes (GANDALF)

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: MARTI, Javier
Tel: +34-96-3877307
Fax: +34-96-3877279
Email: jmarti@dcom.upv.es

Organisation:

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

CAMINO DE VERA S/N

46022   VALENCIA

SPAIN

GANDALF aims at demonstrating the simultaneous provision of Gb/s data rates to wireline and wireless access nodes (AN), employing a novel optical feeder concept. The proposed optical feeder employs a dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator at the central station (CS) operated in such a way that is possible to recover simultaneously the transmitted broadband data directly at base-band or intermediate frequency (BB/IF) and modulated onto an RF carrier. This architecture allows therefore to remotely feed heterogeneous (wireline and wireless) AN with very interesting features when compared to previous approaches based in fibre-radio techniques. The optical feeder architecture proposed by GANDALF allow a significant cost reduction with regard to other approaches as alleviate the bandwidth requirements at the transmitter end and simplify the electronics at both transmitting and receiving ends. At the ANs low-cost optoelectronic technologies (simplified hardware and reduced power consumption configurations) will be investigated, for example based in the use of electro-absorption transceivers and Asymmetric FPM.

The proposed CS-AN link configuration is compliant with core network technologies such as DWDM and optical packet-switching. The offered bandwidth allows the provision of multiservice and multiband applications satisfying future requirements of access networks to cope with the expected evolution of user and application requirements. Other feasible application is the implementation of disaster recovery infrastructure. One of the main targets of GANDALF is to identify on-going standards that employ modulation formats that are suitable to be employed both at BB/IF and RF frequency bands, such as DOCSIS or DVB-S, or to provide prospects to allow this heterogeneous functionality. Once pairs of such standards/technologies are identified, their simultaneous provision at BB/IF and RF and interoperability will be demonstrated both in a lab platform and under a small field-trtext.

Project details

Project Acronym: GANDALF
Project Reference: 507781
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Duration: 24 months
Project Cost: 3.24 million euro
Contract Type: Specific Targeted Research Project
End Date: 2005-12-31
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 1.90 million euro

 

Participants

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

UNITED KINGDOM

THALES COMMUNICATIONS S.A.

FRANCE

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN

SWEDEN

FIBERNET S.L.

SPAIN

THALES

FRANCE

CABLEUROPA S.A.

SPAIN

MOBITEL TELECOMMUNICATION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

HUNGARY

BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

HUNGARY

Record Control Number: 71118

Update Date: 2004-06-29

 


11. LASAGNE

All-optical label swapping employing optical logic gates in network nodes

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507509)

IST Project Fact Sheet

All-optical label swapping employing optical logic gates in network nodes

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: MARTI, Javier
Tel: +34-96-3877307
Fax: +34-96-3877279
Email: jmarti@dcom.upv.es

Organisation:

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

Nanophotonics Technology Centre, ETSI Telecomunicacion

CAMINO DE VERA S/N

46022   VALENCIA

SPAIN

Future IP-based all optical networks will require technologies to enable packet routing at Terabit/s bitrates. All-optical label swapping (AOLS) is a type of optical packet switching that is intended to solve the potential mismatch between fibre capacity and router packet forwarding capacity. To date packet label processing has been carried out at the electrical domain (for example, IST-STOLAS or IST-LABELS). However, in order to achieve full transparency at the optical node it is necessary to perform this functionality at the optical domain. Likewise, the node optical layer needs to implement the required "intelligence" to look up the routing table and forwarding the packets. LASAGNE project aims at studying, proposing and validating the use of all-optical logic gates and optical flip-flops based on commercially available technologies to implement the required functionalities at the metro network nodes in AOLS networks.

The optical gates are implemented using the same key building block: Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) incorporating semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), which results in a really flexible and scalable approach in terms of manufacturing. A functional photonic router prototype incorporating all-optica
l label swapping and wavelength conversion will be integrated using optical logic gates and optical flip-flops. This photonic router is featured as modular, scalable, and with potential of large system integration, what is achieved employing the same key building block in all in-node functionalities (SOA-based MZIs). The definition of the architecture of the AOLS node should be consistent with the proposed network scenario and protocols used. Both technical and economic implications of the proposed AOLS node structure and functionalities over the existing GMPLS-based services or protocols, and future European optical networks will be assessed. Moreover, intermediate solutions between a circuit-switched network and an AOLS network will be considered.

Project details

Project Acronym: LASAGNE
Project Reference: 507509
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Duration: 36 months
Project Cost: 3.99 million euro
Contract Type: Specific Targeted Research Project
End Date: 2006-12-31
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 2.70 million euro

 

Participants

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN

NETHERLANDS

INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW

BELGIUM

CISCO SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL B. V.

NETHERLANDS

HYMITE APS

DENMARK

FIBERNET S.L.

SPAIN

NKT INTEGRATION A/S

DENMARK

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS

GREECE

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

DENMARK

TELECOM ITALIA SPA

ITALY

Record Control Number: 71102

Update Date: 2004-06-29

 


12. MOME

Monitoring and Measurement Cluster

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (001990)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Monitoring and Measurement Cluster

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: HOFMANN, Ulrich
Tel: +43-66-22288442
Fax: +43-6622-288222
Email: ulrich.hofmann@salzburgresearch.at
Organisation:

SALZBURG RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.

ADVANCED NETWORK CENTER

JAKOB HARINGER STRASSE 5

5020   SALZBURG

AUSTRIA

The MOME cluster offers a platform for knowledge and tool exchange and for co-ordination of activities in the field of IP monitoring and measurement between current (FP5) and upcoming (FP6) IST projects and other European partners. Many projects include monitoring and measurement components for traffic engineering, billing and accounting, security, etc. To avoid double work/funding and to improve the strength by synergetic knowledge transfer, common activities in-between these projects are required. This will be advanced by interoperability testing of monitoring and measurement components of different projects and afterwards collecting monitoring and measurement data in a common format in a measurement database. Collected data will be made accessible for the community over the Internet via simple interfaces for e.g. mathematical and statistical analyses. Monitoring and measurement related contributions to standardisation bodies like IETF from the participating projects will be co-ordinated by the MOME cluster. The activities will be supported by the organisation of public workshops and conferences within the field of monitoring and measurement.

Project details

Project Acronym: MOME
Project Reference: 001990
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Duration: 24 months
Project Cost: 714203.00 euro
Contract Type: Coordination of research actions
End Date: 2005-12-31
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 529882.00 euro

 

Participants

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

GERMANY

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES

BELGIUM

TELEFONICA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA UNIPERSONAL

SPAIN

BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

HUNGARY

POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA

POLAND

TRANS-EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORKING ASSOCIATION

NETHERLANDS

NEC EUROPE LTD.

UNITED KINGDOM

Record Control Number: 71182 Update Date: 2004-05-20

 

13. MUSE

Multi Service Access Everywhere

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507295)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Multi Service Access Everywhere

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: VETTER, Peter
Tel: +32-32-409218
Fax: +32-32-409932
Email: peter.vetter@alcatel.be

Organisation:

ALCATEL BELL NV

FRANCIS WELLESPLEIN 1

2018   ANTWERPEN

BELGIUM

The overall objective of MUSE is the research and development of a future low cost, full service access and edge network, which enables the ubiquitous delivery of broadband services to every European citizen. The proposed project integrates studies in the following areas:- Access and edge network architectures and techno-economical studies - Access and edge platforms - First mile solutions (DSL, optical access, fixed wireless access) - Interworking of the access network with home gateway and local networks - Lab trials. The concepts of MUSE will be validated for three end-to-end deployment scenarios: - Migration scenario featuring a hybrid access network of ATM and packet (Ethernet, IP) network elements and CPE with embedded service awareness and application enablers; - Non-legacy scenario showing access nodes, various first mile solutions, and CPE that are optimised for native Ethernet and IPv6 throughout the home and access network; - FTTx scenarios integrating new concepts for access technologies - VDSL, optical access, and feeders for wireless services -, and service-aware CPE. The expected impact and results are: - Consensus about the future access and edge network by major operators and vendors in Europe. - Pre-standardisation work and joined position in standardisation bodies, - Proof of concept demonstrators and lab trials by operators.

Project details

Project Acronym: MUSE
Project Reference: 507295
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Duration: 24 months
Project Cost: 33.99 million euro
Contract Type: Integrated Project
End Date: 2005-12-31
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 18.60 million euro

 

Participants

ALCATEL SEL AG

GERMANY

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

GERMANY

NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO

NETHERLANDS

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE

FRANCE

SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

GERMANY

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

GERMANY

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC

UNITED KINGDOM

TELEFONICA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA UNIPERSONAL

SPAIN

ALCATEL CIT

FRANCE

INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW

BELGIUM

ACREO AB

SWEDEN

PORTUGAL TELECOM INOVACAO, S.A.

PORTUGAL

UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID

SPAIN

LUNDS UNIVERSITET

SWEDEN

FUNDACION ROBOTIKER

SPAIN

STMICROELECTRONICS SA

FRANCE

UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

UNITED KINGDOM

ERICSSON AB

SWEDEN

TELECOM ITALIA SPA

ITALY

FRANCE TELECOM

FRANCE

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS

GREECE

T-SYSTEMS NOVA GMBH

GERMANY

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN

NETHERLANDS

TELIASONERA AKTIEBOLAG

SWEDEN

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES NEDERLAND BV

NETHERLANDS

ERICSSON MAGYARORSZAG KOMMUNIKACIOS RENSZEREK K.F.T.

HUNGARY

STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.

ITALY

STMICROELECTRONICS BELGIUM N.V.

BELGIUM

THOMSON MULTIMEDIA BROADBAND BELGIUM N.V.

BELGIUM

NEXTREAM FRANCE

FRANCE

BREDBAANDSFORENINGEN AARHUS REGIONEN

DENMARK

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES NETWORK SYSTEMS GMBH

GERMANY

BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

HUNGARY

Record Control Number: 71255

Update Date: 2004-07-05

 


14. NOBEL

Next generation Optical network for Broadband in Europe

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (506760)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Next generation Optical network for Broadband in Europe

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: MANZALINI, Antonio
Tel: +39-011-2285817
Fax: +39-011-2285695
Email: antonio.manzalini@telecomitalia.it

Organisation:

TELECOM ITALIA SPA

PIAZZA DEGLI AFFARI 2

20123   MILANO

ITALY

To achieve the strategic goal of broadband for all an appropriate optical core/metro network infrastructure is required to aggregate end-users communication traffic and ensure an end-to-end transport with the desired level of quality. The main goal of the IP NOBEL is to carry out analyses, feasibility studies and experimental validations of innovative network solutions and technologies for intelligent and flexible optical networks, thereby enabling broadband for all. Specifically, the main objectives are: to define network architectures, evolutionary guidelines and a roadmap for core/metro optical transport networks towards intelligent data centric solutions (e.g. ASON/GMPLS); to identify main drivers for the evolution of core and metro optical networks supporting end-to-end broadband services and to derive technical requirements; to study efficient traffic/network engineering and resilience strategies in multi-layer/domain/service networks and interworking issues; to assess and describe social and techno-economie aspects regarding the deployment of network solutions and technologies for intelligent and flexible optical networks; to evaluate solutions for providing end-to-end QoS; to identify network architectures, concepts and solutions for advanced packet/burst switching; to propose simplified strategies for the end-to-end management and control of intra/inter-domain connections in multi-layers networks (e.g. IP over Optics); to find enhanced solutions and technologies for physical transmission in transparent optical networks; to identify the key functional requirements from the architectural, management, control and transmission viewpoints and translate them into specifications, feasibility studies and prototype realizations for multi-service/multi-layer nodes with flexible client and adaptable transport interfaces; to assess existing technologies, components and subsystems in terms of efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Project details

Project Acronym: NOBEL
Project Reference: 506760
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Duration: 24 months
Project Cost: 24.45 million euro
Contract Type: Integrated Project
End Date: 2005-12-31
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 13.70 million euro

 

Participants

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

GERMANY

ALCATEL SEL AG

GERMANY

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.

GERMANY

SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

GERMANY

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

UNITED KINGDOM

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC

UNITED KINGDOM

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

SPAIN

TELEFONICA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA UNIPERSONAL

SPAIN

ALCATEL CIT

FRANCE

ASSOCIAZIONE IMPRESA POLITECNICO

ITALY

INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM VZW

BELGIUM

ACREO AB

SWEDEN

PIRELLI LABS S.P.A.

ITALY

SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA

ITALY

ERICSSON AB

SWEDEN

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES NETWORK SYSTEMS GMBH

GERMANY

CENTRE TECNOLOGIC DE TELECOMUNICACIONS DE CATALUNYA

SPAIN

FRANCE TELECOM

FRANCE

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS

GREECE

T-SYSTEMS NOVA GMBH

GERMANY

AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA IM. STANISLAWA W KRAKOWIE

POLAND

TELENOR COMMUNICATION II AS

NORWAY

ALCATEL ITALIA S.P.A.

ITALY

TELIASONERA AKTIEBOLAG

SWEDEN

CISCO SYSTEMS LIMITED

UNITED KINGDOM

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES NEDERLAND BV

NETHERLANDS

MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETA PER AZIONI

ITALY

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CO.

JAPAN

ERICSSON MAGYARORSZAG KOMMUNIKACIOS RENSZEREK K.F.T.

HUNGARY

MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS ONDATA GMBH

GERMANY

BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

HUNGARY

Record Control Number: 71203

Update Date: 2004-07-05

 


15. OPERA

OPEN PLC EUROPEAN RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR NEW GENERATION PLC INTEGRATED NETWORK

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507667)

IST Project Fact Sheet

OPEN PLC EUROPEAN RESEARCH ALLIANCE FOR NEW GENERATION PLC INTEGRATED NETWORK

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: VARELA SANZ, Jesús
Tel: +34-91-3833180
Fax: +34-91-3833311
Email: jvsa@iberinco.com

Organisation:

IBERDROLA INGENIERIA Y CONSULTORIA, S.A.

CALLE ALAMEDA DE URQUIJO 00004 3?F

48008   BILBAO

SPAIN

Power Line Communication (PLC) is a broadband telecommunication technology able to use the electricity networks for data transmission purposes, allowing any user connected to the power grid to benefit from a great number of services easily and avoiding expensive and pollutant new wiring. The strategic objective of this proposal is to offer low-cost broadband access service to ALL European citizens using the most ubiquitous infrastructure, Power Lines. Overcoming all barriers that prevent today PLC from being a mass commercial technology that competes effectively with existing technologies through the development of a new PLC generation integrated with existing backbone technologies and EMC full compliant. All efforts will be focused on obtaining: an improved performance in transmission speed, a ready- to-sell and low-cost products, a complete system specification, an unique international regulation, full inter-operability with existing back haul and in-home technologies and a higher market share.

OPERA will contribute to develop the European Information Society in concordance with the proposed objectives in the plan eEurope 2005 by:
- Increase of competition in access network: PLC networks can be quickly and easily deployed without large investments due to the re-utilisation of electricity networks. PLC is an alternative, competitive, ubiquitous solution for access and in-house distribution that will contribute to have a real alternative "last-mile" access network;
- Fostering Mass Services availability: PLC features such as transparent integration with different technologies and complete end-user coverage will contribute to the deployment of value-added-services over broadband such as: smart home, video streaming, e-health, telephony, tele-surveillance etc;
- European Industry Leadership: PLC technology know-how is currently placed in Europe. It represents an extraordinary opportunity for the development, competitiveness and text truncated for the purposes.

Project details

Project Acronym: OPERA
Project Reference: 507667
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Duration: 24 months
Project Cost: 20.42 million euro
Contract Type: Integrated Project
End Date: 2005-12-31
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 9.00 million euro

 

Participants

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

SPAIN

ASCOM SYSTEC AG

SWITZERLAND

FUNDACION ROBOTIKER

SPAIN

MVV ENERGIE AG

GERMANY

DISENO DE SISTEMAS EN SILICIO S.A.

SPAIN

AUNA OPERADORES DE TELECOMUNICACIONES, S.A.

SPAIN

IBERDROLA SA

SPAIN

TELVENT ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE SA

SPAIN

ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE

SWITZERLAND

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

GREECE

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN

GERMANY

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

UNITED KINGDOM

ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE SERVICE NATIONAL

FRANCE

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER EUROPE B.V.

FRANCE

UNIVERSITAET KARLSRUHE (TH)

GERMANY

ENEL.IT S.P.A.

ITALY

EUTELIS CONSULT ITALIA & ASSOCIATES - S.R.L.

ITALY

UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN - STANDORT DUISBURG

GERMANY

POWER PLUS COMMUNICATIONS AG

GERMANY

UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICA COMILLAS

SPAIN

ENDESA NET FACTORY S.L.

SPAIN

INESC - INOVACAO - INSTITUTO DE NOVAS TECNOLOGIAS

PORTUGAL

EICHHOFF GMBH

GERMANY

LINZ STROM GMBH FUER ENERGIEERZEUGUNG, -VERTEILUNG UND TELEKOMMUNIKATION

AUSTRIA

ONITELECOM - INFOCOMUNICACOES, S.A.

PORTUGAL

ADVANCED DIGITAL DESIGN S.A.

SPAIN

DISTRIBUIDORA INDUSTRIAL DE AUTOMATISMOS Y TELETRANSMISION SA

SPAIN

ENDESA INGENIERIA DE TELECOMUNICACIONES, S.L.

SPAIN

AVISTO S.A.

FRANCE

ELSYS DESIGN SA

FRANCE

PLCFORUM ASSOCIATION

BELGIUM

UNION FENOSA S.A.

SPAIN

ITRAN COMMUNICATIONS LTD

ISRAEL

MAIN.NET COMMUNICATIONS LTD.

ISRAEL

S ELECTRIC POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS AB

SWEDEN

Record Control Number: 71133

Update Date: 2004-06-29

 


16. SATLIFE

Satellite Access Technologies: Leading Improvements For Europe

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (507675)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Satellite Access Technologies: Leading Improvements For Europe

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: LÓPEZ CARAVANTES, Juan Ramón
Tel: +34-91-7102545
Fax: +34-91-3728941
Email: jrlopez@hispasat.es

Organisation:

HISPASAT, S.A.

CALLE GOBELAS 41
PO Box 95000

28023   MADRID

SPAIN

SATLIFE stands for Satellite Access Technologies: Leading Improvements For Europe. This project will be the first and unique R&D project in the world including in its activities work with a real (and first) multimedia on-board processor, the AMERHIS system, based on the satellite standards DVB-RCS and DVB-S. The AMERHIS is going to be launched in early 2004 by HISPASAT.
SATLIFE will strategically respond to the imperative need of facilitating the development of a broadband for all access by means of significantly enhancing the state-of-the-art of DVB-RCS satellite standard solutions, with focus on regenerative and the compatibility with transparent systems, while integrating them with other terrestrial alternatives in the implementation of the Information Society.
This ambitious and innovative R&D project starts from the successful IST-2000-25091 IBIS Project. Thanks to IBIS, which defined and studied this first multimedia on-board processor system, it has derived on a real solution embarked on the next HISPASAT's satellite, a programme running under the ESA-AMERHIS Project which will bring the first multimedia on-board system in the world based on the DVB-RCS/DVB-S standards.
SATLIFE consortium will ensure the integration of all the R&D effort carried out in IBIS and AMERHIS by including all the expertise and partners participating in these two projects. The Consortium has been further complemented with the incorporation of relevant and complementary companies.
SATLIFE has planned to perform real trials of the challenging R&D activity focused mainly on the first satellite with a DVB-RCS processor in the world (the AMERHIS). In addition, a pilot DVB-RCS transparent platform will be used. End users will be integrated in both cases.

Project details

Project Acronym: SATLIFE
Project Reference: 507675
Start Date: 2004-02-01
Duration: 30 months
Project Cost: 8.43 million euro
Contract Type: Specific Targeted Research Project
End Date: 2006-07-31
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 4.50 million euro

 

Participants

TELEFONICA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA UNIPERSONAL

SPAIN

THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

UNITED KINGDOM

ALCATEL ESPACIO SA

SPAIN

ALCATEL SPACE

FRANCE

EMS SATCOM UK LTD

UNITED KINGDOM

TELEFONICA PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO DO BRASIL LTDA

BRAZIL

TELEMAR NORTE LESTE S/A

BRAZIL

NERA BROADBAND SATELLITE AS

NORWAY

INDRA ESPACIO SA

SPAIN

THALES BROADCAST & MULTIMEDIA SA

FRANCE

SHIRON SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (1996) LTD

ISRAEL

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

SPAIN

Record Control Number: 71386

Update Date: 2004-05-20

 


17. U-BROAD

Ultra High Bit Rate Over Copper Technologies for BROADband Multiservice Access

Action Line: Broadband for all

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme) (506790)

IST Project Fact Sheet

Ultra High Bit Rate Over Copper Technologies for BROADband Multiservice Access

Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)

Action Line: Broadband for all

Coordinator

Contact Person: Name: NUDLER, Avi
Tel: +97-29-9605326
Fax: +97-29-9605399
Email: avin@metalink.co.il

Organisation:

METALINK LTD

BUSINESS CENTER YAKUM

60972   YAKUM

ISRAEL

The main objective of this project is to develop and integrate advanced access technologies for delivery of "true" broadband content over Ethernet based networks to the customer premises. It aims at quadrupling the total bandwidth available to the end user.

The Scientific and Technological objectives:
1. Develop a physica
l layer architecture and technology capable of providing Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) over existing telephone network copper cabling;
2. Generic framework for bonding coding and noise cancellation for information transmitted over multiple copper pairs To enable the development of the physica
l layer described above, we will develop new techniques and state of the art signal processing and communications algorithms. These new techniques will be specifically design to cope with the copper infrastructure.

U-BROAD contributions will include:
- Novel noise cancellation and vectoring techniques for single carrier modulation;
- Advanced coding including space-time codes over copper;
- Advanced spectrum management techniques for dynamic bandwidth allocation to the different users supporting high throughput and QoS constrains. In order to assess the capacity of multi channel copper system channel it will be necessary to perform channel estimation and modelling of multi pair crosstalk. This modelling should take into account the vectored nature of the interference, which is the basis for the high performance gain potential of vectored transmission techniques. 3. Utilizing the "Ultra High Speed DSL" for connecting legacy, video and next generation services to existing and future infrastructure. The main benefits of such technology are: - Reducing expenditures with short Rentum on Investment by leveraging the existing access infrastructure, supporting future, ultra high-speed technologies. - Providing a variety of services, such as data, voice and video on the same access lines. - High bandwidth and text truncated for the purposes of the ESR

Project details

Project Acronym: U-BROAD
Project Reference: 506790
Start Date: 2003-12-01
Duration: 24 months
Project Cost: 3.32 million euro
Contract Type: Specific Targeted Research Project
End Date: 2005-11-30
Project Status: Execution
Project Funding: 1.93 million euro

 

Participants

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

NETHERLANDS

HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION S.A.

GREECE

RAD DATA COMMUNICATIONS LTD.

ISRAEL

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTE

GREECE

OSM-DAN DR. PNINA DAN

ISRAEL

FRANCE TELECOM

FRANCE

BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY

ISRAEL

Record Control Number: 71205

Update Date: 2004-05-20

 

 


 

 



[1] Another groundbreaking UK practise can be found in Wales: http://www.broadbandforlife.com/ with a 5 strands programme:

1.       Promote and improve Demand

2.       Improve Supply

3.       Encourage Local Initiatives

4.       Specific Procurements

5.       Aggregate Public Sector Demand