FIFTH project solutions demonstrating new satellite broadband communication system for high speed train

Currently the broadband access service in mobility condition, from a very large part of INTERNET users is growing. At same time the mobility telecommunication technology proposes new and challenging solutions to reach the users everywhere. FIFTH (Fast Internet for Fast Train Hosts) Project, co-founded by European Commission in the 5(th) Framework IST, proposes a new and challenging network solution to make available the INTERNET access through broadband geo-satellite access, to high speed train passengers. A new mobile satellite terminal technology has been studied and a prototype has been designed and developed for a practical implementation in suitable demonstrator scenarios. The present paper aims to describe the end-to-end geo-satellite network designed and implemented in Demonstrator framework of FIFTH Project and installed in a suitable railway coach to execute experimentations on the Italian Railway Network.