[4] [5] The satellite will help address the issue of poor broadband coverage in many parts of Europe which have less developed ground infrastructure.
[citation needed] HYLAS was constructed by EADS Astrium for the UK telecommunications company Avanti Communications Plc.
Development of the satellite was supported by a £23m investment from the British National Space Centre (BNSC).
Also, additional financial assets became available, including 10.7 million pounds from British contributions ESA's Artes telecommunications development program.
HYLAS is based on the Indian Space Research Organisation's I-2K small satellite platform under a cooperative arrangement between EADS Astrium and ISRO/Antrix.