Market Trends

Cambridge, Mass., September 22, 2020--NSR’s HTS Satellite Constellations, A Critical Assessment, 3^rd Edition report finds a US$ 68 Billion Revenue Potential for HTS Satellite Constellations over the next decade, with varying levels of business case viability.  Opportunity exists for SpaceX, OneWeb, mPower, Amazon, and Telesat to build fundamentally sound constellation businesses via high throughput, low latency, ubiquitous coverage and end-to-end secure connectivity. Although competition from GEO and within NGSO is expected to be high, there is a large enough pie to divvy up enabled by new segments. 

Los Angeles, Calif., September 22, 2020-- Highspeedinternet.com surveyed 1,000 Americans to find out what they believed about today’s latest technologies, including 5G cellular networks and low-Earth orbit satellites from Space X’s Starlink network. Their findings are a little surprising, including: 

New York City, NY, September 21, 2020–While pandemic-driven lockdowns may have benefited certain forms of media, the traditional pay TV industry is not one of them. In fact, cable, satellite, and telecom TV providers will lose the most subscribers ever. More than 6 million US households will cut cable this year according to a new study by emarketer.com.

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Dublin, Ireland, September 14, 2020--Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Commercial Satellite Imaging estimated at US$4.4 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$8.3 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 9.4% over the analysis period 2020-2027. Military & Defense, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 10% CAGR and reach US$3.9 Billion by the end of the analysis period. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the Forestry & Agriculture segment is readjusted to a revised 8.9% CAGR for the next 7-year period.

Paris, Frnace, September 9, 2020 – In its latest research, Prospects for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity, Euroconsult provides a strategic review of the market reset resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its significant impact on the aviation industry. In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) has been a key driver for the entire ecosystem and constituted a $1.4 billion market in 2019. Current restrictions on travel and health concerns, however, are expected to decrease service revenues by 20-30 percent in 2020.

by Elisabeth Tweedie

Los Angeles, Calif., September 8, 2020--"Over-the-top (OTT) streaming services overtake cable and satellite viewing in USA.”  “More Netflix viewers than Sky satellite TV viewers in the UK.”  As you read headlines like these, it would be easy to think that satellite, not only as a Direct-to-home (DTH) service, but also as a content delivery provider has lost its place in the value chain.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  There are many reasons why satellite will continue to be both necessary, relevant and indeed an essential partner for key players in the OTT industry, and this MarketBrief will examine the key ones.

by Robert Bell
New York City, September 4, 2020--Where does high quality of service come from in a satellite services operation that runs  24x7?  There are obvious factors like the reliability of power and connectivity, provision against disaster like fire suppression and adequate attention to maintenance.  But quality of service is ultimately a product of human ingenuity, and its roots reach into the culture of the organization. 

Hampshire, UK, September 1, 2020--A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of vehicles with embedded connectivity will reach 200 million globally by 2025; rising from 110 million in 2020. One of the main beneficiaries of this growth will be mobile operators. The incorporation of eSIMs (embedded SIM) into the vehicle will enable operators to leverage their existing network infrastructure to claim $3 billion of additional service revenue by 2025, by acting as an M2M (Machine-to-Machine) connectivity provider.

New York City, NY,  August 26, 2020--Like every technology field, cybersecurity is filled with buzzwords. They have vital meaning to practitioners – but they can also be a barrier to understanding for managers who have to make decisions about cybersecurity based on their knowledge of finance, sales or satellite communications.