Market Trends

New York City, NY, September 16, 2015–The World Teleport Association (WTA) has opened its global email survey for the Top Operators of 2015 rankings. The Top Operator rankings, published annually by WTA since 2004, are the world's only rankings of top teleport operating companies serving media, data and voice markets.

Paris, France, September 16, 2015 - According to the 8th edition of Euroconsult's newly published report, Satellite-Based Earth Observation: Market Prospects to 2024, over 400 civil and commercial Earth observation (EO) satellites (>50kg) are expected to be launched over the next decade compared to 179 over 2005-2014.

Cambridge, Mass., September 14, 2015 – NSR’s Global Satellite Capacity Supply & Demand, 12^th Edition report, observes a European satellite telecommunications market entering a period of dramatic transition.  As European satellite operators see opportunities for traditional FSS capacity expansion run out due to lack of spectrum, hundreds of millions of dollars of CAPEX are being invested into GEO-HTS payloads targeting hybrid and emerging applications that simply did not exist several years ago in Europe.

Amsterdam, September 12, 2015–SPB TV AG, a  global provider of end-to-end OTT TV, IPTV and mobile TV solutions, showcased mobile TV innovative technology at this year’s International Broadcasting Convention. SPB TV AG also presented new original insights and findings from its OTT TV Survey 2015 with new trends and developments in OTT TV use globally and in emerging markets, based on the audiences input.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 11, 2015 – Consumers in key European TV markets are ready to embrace Ultra HD as a thrilling TV experience and to invest in equipment and content. The pulse of Ultra HD was presented today by Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) at a press briefing at IBC in Amsterdam. It included key findings of new qualitative consumer research conducted for Eutelsat by market research firm TNS, and fresh data from GfK on Ultra HD screen sales.

Boston, MA, September 9, 2015–-Ultra HD is on track to become an established feature of TVs by 2020, according to Strategy Analytics’ latest predictions. Falling prices, increased retailer support and strong customer satisfaction are the main reasons for Ultra HD TV’s success. Strategy Analytics now predicts that global sales of Ultra HD TVs this year may exceed 30 million units, and by 2020 61% of annual TV sales will be Ultra HD. The analyst firm also predicts that more than 20% of households in leading markets will be using Ultra HD services from pay TV or online video providers by 2020.

Dallas, Tex., September 3, 2015--Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today launched the latest edition of the annual Ericsson ConsumerLab TV & Media Report, representative of the views and habits of 680 million consumers making it one of the largest studies of its kind. A key finding is that Video-on-Demand (VOD) services are succeeding in meeting consumer needs, thus allowing consumers to change their viewing habits.

Paris, France, September 2, 2015 - According to Euroconsult's newly released report, Satellite Communications & Broadcasting Markets Survey, Forecasts to 2024, the FSS industry posted an average annual growth rate of 4.3% over 2010-2013 with 2013 showing clear signs of slowdown at only +2%, the lowest growth rate since 2004. Further deceleration was witnessed in 2014, with sales remaining almost flat y-o-y at US$ 12.3 billion. 

Pune India, September 1, 2015--According to a new market research report, "Mobile CDN Market by Type (Video CDN and Non-Video CDN), by Solution (Network Acceleration, Traffic Management, Reporting, Analytics, and Monitoring, Transcoding and Digital Rights Management and Data Security) - Global Forecast to - 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, the Mobile CDN Market is estimated to grow from USD 2.11 Billion in 2015 to USD 13.40 Billion in 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 44.7% from 2015 to 2020.

Paris, France,  August 25, 2015 - According to Euroconsult's newly released report, Satellites to be Built & Launched by 2024, 140 satellites with launch mass over 50 kg will be launched on average >each year over the next decade for governments and commercial companies. In comparison with last year's forecast, the number of satellites is due to grow more than the market value over the decade.