Market Trends

Paris, France, February 23, 2023 - High-speed fiber is now the primary fixed broadband technology in 19 out of 38 OECD countries, according to the latest data. Among these countries, 15 have a share of fibre subscriptions of over 50%.

London, UK. February 22, 2023-- A new report from Kaleido Intelligence, a leading connectivity market intelligence and consulting firm, has found that direct-to-satellite connectivity, where unmodified cellular smartphones and IoT devices leverage satellite communications networks, will see revenues for connectivity services reach over US$ 9 billion annually in 2030.

Paris, France, February 23, 2023  - In their latest edition of the FSS Capacity Pricing Trends report, Euroconsult reported that fixed-satellite service (FSS) capacity pricing is decreasing at a rapid rate due to services supported by next-generation geostationary (GEO) and non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) HTS systems such as Starlink undercutting the market. At the highest industry level, FSS capacity pricing continued to erode in 2022, as the global volume of leased and used capacity increased at a rate that far outpaced the growth in satellite operator revenues.

London, UK, February 15, 2023 - Middle East & North Africa OTT TV episodes and movies will generate US$ 5.69 billion by 2028; double from US$ 2.83 billion in 2022. Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia together will account for 55% of the region’s revenues by 2028. The 13 Arabic-speaking countries will generate US$ 2.47 billion in 2028; up from US$1.28 billion in 2022 according to Digital TV Research.

New York, NY, February 1, 2023 – The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released How Green is My Teleport?, a new research report that explores some of the principal measures teleport operators are taking to reduce energy consumption, the motivations behind them and the outcomes, both achieved and envisioned.

Bristol, UK, February 1, 2023--Global SVoD services reach 1.9 billion subscribers in 2028, in a market worth US$ 171.9 billion according to Rethink Technology Research. .Just prior to releasing last year’s SVoD forecast, Netflix confirmed its first subscriber loss – of 200,000 subs, or around 0.09% of its total. This prompted a wave of hysteria, and in the year since, Netflix’s return to growth and confirmation of its advertising strategy has largely set the market at ease.

Crozet, Va., January 24, 2023 -- Communications Industry Researchers (CIR) has issued a new report providing coverage of next generation optical transceivers. Embedding new approaches--such as coherent optics, co-packaged optics, and more efficient designs—next generation transceivers will be better suited to the needs of the network as demand increases and applications become more latency sensitive. According to CIR's new report next-generation transceivers will generate US$ 12.2 Billion by 2028 compared to US$ 6.0 Billion in 2023.

London, UK, January 24, 2023 - Kaleido Intelligence’s International Travel Data Hub 2023 predicts a substantial increase in annual inbound and outbound international travel numbers in 2023, representing a 165% growth over 2020, with global trip volume reaching over 1.7 billion.

London, UK, January 21, 2023--The number of pay TV subscribers in 20 MENA countries will increase from 17.32 million in 2022 to 19.20 million in 2028. Legitimate pay TV penetration will remain at only 19%. IPTV subscribers overtook pay satellite TV in 2022 according to new research from Digital TV research.

Paris, France, January 17, 2023 - Inter-satellite communications via optical links are rapidly becoming the preferred means of transmission in space. This is opening up a dynamic new market for optical communications terminals and inter-satellite links driven by the growing number of NGSO broadband constellations. Euroconsult’s newly released report ‘Optical Communications Market’ contains market-leading in-depth analysis of the equipment and solutions using optical links, with the 1st edition purposefully held back until now to ensure that the emerging market is best represented.