Market Trends

GEO and Non-GEO High Throughput Satellites to Propel Satellite Backhaul

Wilmington, DE – April 16, 2015 – NSR's newly released Wireless Backhaul via Satellite, 9th Edition finds a robust market increasingly impacted by the much deliberated Non-GEO-HTS programs, specifically LEO-HTS presenting both challenges and opportunities for the industry.  A diverse set of market segments are expected to grow at mixed levels, with current and next-generation solutions generating healthy revenue streams from $1.7 billion in 2014 to $5.3 billion by 2024.

Worldwide Fixed Broadband Lines reach 714 million at year end 2014

London, UK, April 15, 2015--The last quarter of 2014 saw the global fixed broadband subscriptions continue to rise with the total standing at 714m at the end of the year. Growth for the quarter was 1.1%, a modest decrease on the 1.2% growth recorded for the previous quarter.

4% Wholesale Service Revenues Growth for MSS Operators in a Challenging Market

Paris, France, April 15, 2015 - According to Euroconsult's latest report, Mobile Satellite Communications Markets Survey: Prospects to 2024, the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) industry faces multiple challenges, including increasingly omnipresent mobile VSAT, troop withdrawals, government budget reductions, and unfavorable economics in the shipping industry. The future of the MSS industry now depends on how fast MSS operators can adapt to this new market environment.

Untapped In-Flight Connectivity Market Represents Huge Potential for Satellite Industry

Wilmington, Del., April 9, 2015 –NSR’s Aeronautical Satcom Markets, 3rd Edition report released today,  forecast commercial aircraft connectivity markets to reach retail revenues of US $3.2 billion by 2024. In-flight connectivity (IFC) FSS Ku-band and HTS installs on wide-body and narrow-body airplanes will drive the market growth.

OTT Streaming to Hit 100 million Subscribers in 2015

London, UK, April 9, 2015--Direct-to-consumer initiatives such as HBO Now and Sling TV herald a new era in online streaming as premium, stand-alone services based on content once exclusive to traditional pay TV hit the market. While free, ad-supported, and bundled multiscreen streaming has driven huge usage volumes accoridng to new analysis by Ovum.  The analysts believes that a new era of streaming entertainment is upon us.

Global Mobile Satellite Services Market to Reach US$ 3.2 Billion by 2020

London, UK, April 7, 2015--According to “Global Mobile Satellite Services Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020” by Research and Markets, the market for mobile satellite services is set to surpass US$ 3.2 billion by the year 2020. Currently, the market is dominated by leading players such as Inmarsat, Iridium, EchoStar, ORBCOMM, Globalstar and Thuraya, which predominantly operate through their distributor networks spread across the globe.

High Definition TV is Progressing Well in the Arab World

Amman, Jordan, April 6, 2015--A new report from Arab Advisors Group provides an overview of the High Definition TV channels landscape in the Arab world by. As of March 2015,  the satellites covering the Arab World carried 195 HD channels up from 134 HD channels from February 2014.

Tapping Into OTT Video’s 24% Projected Growth is Key for Pay TV

Scottsdale, Ariz., April 6, 2015--The pay TV market has been struggling with increasing customer churn and maintaining ARPU, and is forecast for only 3.7% CAGR through 2020, according to ABI Research. In contrast, OTT video continues its strong growth, and should see around 26% total revenue growth in 2015, with 24% CAGR through 2019.

Sub-Saharan Africa: 11% CAGR for Capacity Leased through 2024

Paris, France, April 2, 2015 - According to Euroconsult's newly released report, Prospects for Satellite Communications & Broadcasting in Africa, overall usage for satellite capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa increased at an 11% CAGR over 2009-2014 despite the spread of terrestrial fiber networks and the decrease of international trunking. Euroconsult further anticipates an 11% CAGR for capacity leased over the next decade, for a total of close to 200 Gbps of traffic flowing over satellite.

Digital Pay TV Revenues Rocket in Eastern Europe

London, UK, April 1, 2015--Despite the incessant gloomy economic and political news from the region, pay TV revenues in Eastern Europe will be 45% higher in 2020 (US$ 7,269 million) than in 2010 (US$ 5,029 million), according to Digital TV Research. However, the fifth edition of the Digital TV Eastern Europe Forecasts report states that increase will only be 17% between 2014 and 2020 – although this is still an increase of US$ 1 billion.