Market Trends

Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 16, 2018 — NSR’s Satellite Industry Financial Analysis, 8th Edition (SIFA8), released today, finds most operators demonstrated higher fill rates in 2017, though aggregate operator revenues increased by just 0.5%. Increasing demand in mobility, broadband and backhaul has enabled operators to post higher contractual volumes towards both FSS and HTS fleets in a supply-heavy market; however, this is balanced by declining capacity pricing and shorter contract durations – resulting in decreased backlog, at a CAGR of -4% over last 5 years.

Hampshire, UK, Oct. 3, 2018 -- A new Juniper Research has predicted that total revenues for Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) services will reach US$ 66.9 billion by 2023, up from US$ 33.2 billion in 2018.

Middlesex, UK, Oct. 3, 2018 -- Global pay TV and SVOD subscriptions will reach 1,877 million by 2023. This total is up by 505 million (37%) from 1,372 million at end-2017 according to a new reserach. SVOD subscriptions will more than double between 2017 and 2023, but traditional pay TV will only add 94 million subscribers.

Middlesex, UK, Oct. 3, 2018 -- Worldwide paying subscription video on demand (SVOD) subscriptions will increase by 409 million between 2017 and 2023 to total 777 million and eleven countries will have more than 10 million SVOD subscriptions by 2023, a new research shows.

Washington D.C., Sept. 27, 2018  ̶  According to Euroconsult's latest report, Prospects for Splace Exploration, global government investment in space exploration totaled US$ 14.6 billion in 2017, a 6% increase compared to 2016. Fifteen leading space programs worldwide are estimated to contribute to this global investment with the U.S. accounting for 74% of the total.

Cambridge, MA, Sept. 25, 2018 – NSR’s M2M and IoT via Satellite, 9th Edition report forecasts smallsat M2M/IoT constellations are set to propel market growth via low latency, low cost, albeit low ARPU, service.  NSR’s first time forecast for this emerging smallsat market shows tremendous potential with 3.7 million M2M/IoT in-service units projected by 2027, representing 37% of overall satcom terminals.

New York, NY, Sept. 25, 2018 – The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released Factoring 5G into the Future, a new research report detailing the opportunities and challenges of the coming deployment of 5G mobile for teleport and satellite operators. The report explains the technology, the industry partnerships shaping the standards and the market-specific opportunities that deployment will bring, from expansion of IoT to communication with moving vehicles to the next step in video distribution.

Paris, September 20, 2018 -- According to the 25th edition of Euroconsult's report, Satellite Communications & Broadcasting Markets Survey, due to be published later in September, the FSS industry continues to move towards telecom/data markets, as wholesale revenues derived from video markets continue to erode.

Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 18, 2018 – NSR’s Global Satellite Capacity Supply & Demand, 15th Edition report, finds Non-GEO Satellite  (NGSO) annual capacity revenues will skyrocket to US$ 4 billion by 2027. These networks offer a new set of attributes for customers such as low latency, full mesh connectivity, or high-bandwidth per terminal, and will be key to unlocking new greenfield markets.

Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 12, 2018 ― The satellite communication equipment market is predicted to expand with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.88% throughout the forecast period to cross US$ 47 billion by 2026, a new study of Markets and Research said.