News Analysis

New Report on the The State of Telecommunications and Internet in Afghanistan

Arcata, Calif., April 20, 2012--A new study on the state of telecommunciations in Afghanistan by Javid Hamdard of Internews was recently released under the USAID-funded Afghanistan Media Development & Empowerment Project (AMDEP).The State of Telecommunications and Internet in Afghanistan - Six Years Later 2006-2012, presents a comprehensive overview of the ICT sector in Afghanistan, covering: developments and intersections across the areas of infrastructure; policy; internet and telecommunication services; accessibility and affordability; key players and operators and the legal and regulatory frameworks governing the sector.
 

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India - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts

Dublin, Ireland, April 16, 2012--India continues to be one of the fastest growing major telecom markets in the world. It is also one of the largest. Sweeping reforms introduced by successive Indian governments over the last decade have dramatically changed the nature of telecommunications in the country, according to a new Research and Markets report entitled "India - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts."

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Mobile Penetration in India Reached 74% 2011 There Was Room for Further Growth

Dublin, Ireland, April 13, 2012--Mobile penetration in India reached 74% 2011 with room for further growth accroding to a recent Research and Markets n Report entitled "India - Mobile Communications - Market Overview, Technologies and Forecasts."

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Satellite TV Industry Revolutionizing the Way We Watch TV

Los Angeles, Calif. , April 5, 2012- The Satellite TV  industry is in the midst of a revolution according to a report by IBISWorld. Satellite TV providers  supply popular family shows, news, movies, sports, documentaries and other products to a growing swarm of eager subscribers willing to pay for in-home entertainment. For example, the introduction of high-definition (HD) TV vastly improved the quality of shows and attracted subscribers even as disposable income dropped during the Great Recession.

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Mobile Internet will Account for 25% of Service Revenues in China and 19% in India

Singapore, April 5, 2012--Mobile Internet will account for 25% of China’s mobile revenues in 2012, up from less than 23% in 2011. In India, mobile Internet will represent 19% of this year’s service revenue. While the figures demonstrate the robust demand for mobile data across the Asia-Pacific, they still pale in comparison to the region’s more advanced markets like Japan (40%) and Hong Kong (44%).

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2011 TV Shipments Fall After Six Consecutive Years of Growth

Santa Clara, Calif., March 14, 2012--In 2011 worldwide TV shipments fell for the first time since NPD DisplaySearch began tracking global TV shipments in 2004, slipping 0.3% to 247.7M units. As reported in the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, LCD TV shipments increased by 7% to just over 205M units in 2011—a substantial slowdown from the double digit growth in previous years. With plasma TV shipments declining almost 7% in 2011 to 17.2M units, the largest decline yet, and CRT shipments falling 34%, LCD growth was not enough to offset these declines.

Broadband for the Bush

by Elisabeth Tweedie, Associate Editor

Los Angeles, Calif., March 6, 2012-- After more than four years of discussion, debate and deliberation in February of this year the Australian government’s NBN Co. Ltd. signed a contract for two Ka-Band satellites to deliver broadband to the three percent of Australian households and enterprises that are located out of the reach of fiber and terrestrial wireless.  This was a landmark decision both for Australia and for the satellite industry as a whole as it marks the first time that a government has so wholeheartedly endorsed satellite as a means of providing broadband connectivity; something that last year the UN in its Broadband Challenge declared to be a “human right”.

Indonesia: A Market to Watch

Hong Kong,  March 2, 2012 – Indonesia’s pay-TV market is taking off, speakers told a capacity crowd of delegates at CASBAA’s Indonesia in View: Growing Pay TV forum, held in Jakarta on February 29th. With more than 2 million paying subscribers at the beginning of 2012, a host of new distribution platforms coming online, and strong economic fundamentals, Indonesia is looking to become one of Asia’s fast-growth TV success stories.

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Intelsat Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results

Luxembourg, March 1, 2012-- Satellite operator Intelsat S.A. reported revenue of US $652.9 million and a net loss of $3.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011. The company also reported Intelsat S.A. EBITDAi, or earnings before net interest, loss on early extinguishment of debt, taxes and depreciation and amortization, of $495.5 million, and Intelsat S.A. Adjusted EBITDAi of $514.6 million, or 79 percent of revenue, for the three months ended December 31, 2011.

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The Global MSS Market to Grow At A CAGR Of 9.33 Percent from 2012-2014

Dublin, Ireland, March 1, 2012--The Global Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) market wiill grow at A CAGR Of 9.33 percent over the 2012-2014 period according to a new Research and Markets report entitled ""Global Mobile Satellite Services Market 2011-2014."    One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is demand of data services. The Global MSS market has also been witnessing increasing investment in satellite programs. However, the migration of subscribers to other services and decreasing profit could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

Key vendors dominating this market space include Inmarsat, Iridium, Globalstar, Thuraya and ORBCOMM.

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