The EC has set a target of giving every European citizen access to 30Mbps broadband or more by 2020, and now they are sending a satellite into space to help.The Hylas spacecraft will be dedicated to delivering broadband services to remote locations such as rural villages where it is currently not possible to get a fast internet connection.
The satellite will be carried into orbit on an Ariane 5 rocket and is expected to lift off from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana at 1539 local time (1839 GMT).
Hylas (or the slightly catchier Highly Adaptable Satellite) is a commercial venture driven by start-up Avanti Communications of London. The UK government put £40m into the Hylas development programme, in the hope that it will assist them in reaching their target of everyone in Britain
All being well, the 2.6-tonne spacecraft will operate in the Ka radio band and deliver broadband services to some 350,000 subscribers across Europe .
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