Many parts of the UK are getting left behind in the race for new digital services. While many people in Cities now benefit from a large range of digital service (such as High Speed internet, 3G mobile and Full TV services) those in rural areas may find that none of these new services are available.

The Digital Divide is in danger of getting deeper as large companies target more a more services at the centres of population. There are however many companies working hard to provide solutions for the larger rural areas and innovative solutions are being deployed. Krypton TV is working with many of these to encourage communities to take matters into their own hands and build local high speed networks.

These networks can then allow local services such as Local TV, Mobile repeaters and Wi Fi Nodes to the benefit of the community. The use of Satellite broadband can enable this to start immediately without waiting for complex and costly infrastructure developments. The new Satellite services can provide fast, reliable and cost effective backhaul even in dificult to reach areas. Krypton TV also provides the network consultancy to ensure that the local networks (wireless or Fibre) are suitable for high capacity services such as Television and Video. By concentrating such services on the local network they do not need to consume large amounts of backhaul capacity.