News Analysis

by  Jan Grøndrup-Vivanco

Paris, September 2, 2011-- It’s easy to forget that the four largest satellite commercial operators all started out with government support. Intelsat, Inmarsat and Eutelsat were inter-governmental organisations for the first 25 years of their existence and SES started out with backing from Luxemburg’s government and government-owned banks. Governments continue to play an important role in getting new commercial satellite operators off the ground in emerging markets.

The enterprise customer is the most attractive yet elusive for the satellite service provider 

by Robert Bell

New York, NY, September 2, 2011- The satellite communications market is a stool standing on three legs.  There is the media and entertainment leg, for which satellite provides a uniquely cost-effective, one-to-many solution.  There is the government and military leg, where satellite’s primary advantage is its ability to go places where terrestrial alternatives are unreliable or nonexistent.  And there is the enterprise leg, serving all other kinds of organizations.  Of the three legs of the stool, the enterprise market is in some ways the most attractive but also the most elusive.

London, UK– August 24, 2011– Despite a bleak economic climate, European Pay TV providers continue to add new subscribers. Collectively, Europe’s top ten providers added nearly 1.5 million new subscribers in the first quarter of 2011, according to a report just published by Strategy Analytics.

Growth still robust in a number of segments and regions according to new Euroconsult report

Paris, August 11, 2011– According to Euroconsult’s just-published report “Satellite Communications & Broadcasting Markets Survey, Forecasts to 2020,” the fixed satellite sector grew both in terms of transponder demand (+4.4%) and revenue, which reached $10.8 billion in 2010. However, this is set against a backdrop of slowing growth rates and a more challenging business environment in the next several years. Euroconsult nevertheless maintains an overall positive outlook for the future of the satellite sector with television broadcasting and emerging markets continuing to drive growth and high throughput satellite (HTS) capacity systems contributing to growth as well.

by Michelle Elbert

Los Angeles, Calif., August 4, 2011--Government and military clients are looking to meet global challenges yet spend more efficiently. In the US, deficit-reduction efforts have caused DoD and its various branches to make serious changes in how it acquires goods and services.