With many industries around the world in the doldrums due to the current economic crisis, NSR's latest multi-client market research report released December 3rd, 2008 entitled the Global Assessment of Satellite Demand, 5th Edition, projects that the commercial satellite transponder leasing market should emerge relatively unscathed.
With the global financial downturn, satellite companies are always looking for new and emerging markets to sell their products and services. But with the increasingly global nature of the world’s economies, there are fewer markets left to explore.
When discussing the Ku-band commercial airline broadband access market, the image that comes to mind is that of a famous animation movie where a donkey travels to a faraway land constantly asking the ogre driving the carriage: "Are we there yet?" Today, the answer would be, "Just about there," to which the donkey’s reply would be, "Ahhh! Finally."
This is also the feeling of the market, after almost three years of travelling since the first Ku-band broadband Internet service in the sky, Connexion-by-Boeing (CbB), was shut-down.
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) released new data for Asia’s pay-TV market, showing 71million digital pay-TV households out of 300 million pay-TV subscriptions across Asia during its annual convention in Hong Kong, October 28, 2008.
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) released new data for Asia’s pay-TV market, showing 71million digital pay-TV households out of 300 million pay-TV subscriptions across Asia during its annual convention in Hong Kong, October 28, 2008.
A new generation of satellites, and spectrum assigned to mobile satellite services, will play a prominent role in the next major development in television and radio broadcasting.
· Satellites will enable relatively rapid roll-outs across major regions of the world and spectrum assigned to mobile satellite services holds the key to unlocking this potentially massive market.
· A combination of satellite and terrestrial transmission will deliver the next generation of television, radio and associated multimedia services to mobile and in-vehicle receivers.
Worldwide IPTV Service Revenue Will Reach $19 Billion in 2012
Worldwide subscriptions to internet Protocol television (IPTV) services are on pace to reach 19.6 million subscribers in 2008, a 64.1 per cent increase from 12 million subscribers in 2007, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide IPTV revenue is projected to total $4.5 billion in 2008, a 93.5 per cent increase from 2007 revenue of $2.3 billion.
Mobile Satellite Services Sector Enters Heavy Launch Phase amidst Financial and Economic Uncertainty
ITU launched its key Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Report for the Asia-Pacific region at ITU TELECOM ASIA 2008, which got under way in Bangkok, Thailand, September 1. The Report focuses on broadband connectivity as a vehicle for content to drive development and build a knowledge-based information society.
NSR released findings from its latest report, Mobile TV and Mobile Video, 2nd Edition - A Complete 360-degree Analysis, on September 9, 2008. The report examines market and technology trends influencing mobile TV stakeholders' participation and provides regional forecasts for broadcast and unicast distribution.