Global broadband over three quarters of a billion...and still growing The most recent milestone for broadband came late in 2015 according to the most recent report from Point Topic “Global broadband subscribers: Q4 2015”.  As at the end of December 2015 there were 751.2 million fixed broadband lines globally.

NSR’s Aeronautical Satcom Markets, 4th Edition report, published tomorrow, forecasts commercial aircraft connectivity markets reaching retail revenues of US$ 4.6 billion by 2025. Market growth is driven by in-flight passenger connectivity, reaching new heights with HTS capacity.

According to Euroconsult's latest report, Earth Observation: Defense & Security, the number of countries expected to launch proprietary Eart

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released Satellite Operator Benchmarks 2016, a new research report. This is the sixth report in WTA's annual Satellite Operator Benchmarks series. WTA conducted the report with Futuresource.

Key findings from the report include:

Releasing tomorrow, NSR’s UltraHD via Satellite, 3rd Edition report identifies 2016 as a key inflection point for the rollout of UltraHD via satellite. NSR forecasts over 785 UltraHD channels by 2025, and satellite capacity required to carry bandwidth intensive UltraHD channels will drive an added $280M in annual leasing revenues.

The global Set Top Box (STB) market size is expected to reach USD$ 25.45 billion by 2022 according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Technology proliferation and increasing demand for high-quality picture and sound is anticipated to boost global set top box market growth. Increasing demand for IPTV models in developed regions from North America and Europe has further bolstered industry growth. Additionally, abridged prices of smart TVs and growing availability of HD channels across all platforms are expected to push demand for advanced STB devices.

Imagine Communications revelaed today findings from the  2016 Focus Forward Technology Trends Report. The survey aims to answer important questions about how and when global media companies are navigating important and simultaneous technology transitions to modernized operations.

Top findings from the survey include: 

According to Euroconsult's latest report, High Throughput Satellites: Vertical Market Analysis & Forecasts, High Throughput Satellites (HTS)

The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today released Launch Failure: Can We Attract and Retain the Talent that Powers Innovation?  It is the product of SSPI's New Century Workforce program, the satellite industry's only multi-company, multinational study of workforce practices, employee compensation and engagement, and the make-up of the industry’s workforce.  The report, the second in a series, follows SSPI's 2015 release, Are We Winning the War for

Today, at its third annual OTT Summit,  CASBAA, the Association for digital multichannel TV, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery in Asia released a groundbreaking study on Asian OTT regulation. The new publication, Same Same But Different? Video Policies for Asian Pay-TV and OTT details an “unsustainable” situation, which sees governments maintain legacy regulatory policies that disadvantage their local operators, while television supply is moving online and undergoing a “comprehensive transformation.”