News Analysis

New York City, March 13, 2013– The World Teleport Association today released Satellite Operator Benchmarks 2013, the third annual WTA global study. The study tracks, rates, and compares the operational and commercial performance of satellite operators, as experienced by teleport operators. The objective of the annual study, now in its third year, is to strengthen the global industry by encouraging self-improvement among all operating companies.

Scottsdale, Ariz., March 8, 2013--IPTV subscribers experienced strong growth in 2012. The success of IPTV, particularly in Asia, is due to strong growth in maturing markets like China and South Korea. Currently, China has the most IPTV subscribers worldwide and that trend will likely continue. The fastest growing IPTV regions continue to be emerging markets like Latin America and the Middle East/Africa which today have relatively few IPTV services, but hold great promise in the future, according to a new report by MRG Research Group. 

New Delhi, India, March 7,  2013 -- The number of satellite transponders required by Indian TV broadcasters and DTH operators is expected to double or triple over the next five years, according to a new report from CASBAA, the apex Asian association of the cable and satellite television industry. Entitled “Easing India’s Capacity Crunch,” CASBAA’s report was released today at the CASBAA India Forum 2013 in New Delhi. Developed with knowledge support from PwC India, it forecasts that transponders required by the DTH industry will rise from 73 in 2012 to more than 220 in 2017 to meet burgeoning demands by Indian consumers.

London, UK, March 6, 2013--The number of pay TV homes in the Middle East and North Africa will double between 2011 and 2018 to 16.0 million, according to a new report from Digital TV  Research. The third edition of the Digital TV Middle East and North Africa report forecasts that fewer than 15% of TV households (analog and digital)  legitimately paid for TV signals by end-2012. This proportion will climb to 21.6% by 2018. 

Washington, D.C., February 28, 2013 — Intelsat S.A. reported it suffered a net loss of $146.6 million on revenue of $2,610.2 million in 2012. The company reported EBITDA of $1,940.6 million, and Adjusted EBITDA of $2,016.5 million, or 77 percent of revenue, for 2012. 

Manila, Philippines, February 12, 2012--Ultra HD or what is also called 4KTV was the buzz at the CES show in Las Vegas this year.  With its high bandwidth requirements, Ultra HD has the potential to be the next big user of satellite services.   NSR's Jose del Rosario believes the market push for Ultra HD is expected to be led by three key regions of the globe, notably North America, Western Europe and East Asia, home to the wealthiest in terms of household disposable income levels and pay-TV households.

Singapore, February 6, 2013--Global fixed broadband market including DSL, cable, and fiber-optic services generated $188 billion service revenue in 2012; a 7% increase from 2011. According to ABI Research’s broadband carrier Market Data, fixed broadband service revenue will grow to $251 billion by 2018.