NSR’s M2M and IoT via Satellite, 12^th Edition (M2M12) report forecasts the dedicated IoT constellations market reaching US$ 990 million in annual total retail revenues by 2030, reflecting ~44 % of the total satcom IoT market.  Due to the low cost of Smallsat IoT terminals and ongoing subscription fees to end users, a conservative scenario sees Smallsat IoT representing 71% of global in-service units (~13 million) by 2030, with much highe

Durham, NH, September 1, 2021—New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) finds that 78% of all U.S. households have a subscription video on-Demand (SVOD) service from Netflix, Amazon Prime, and/or Hulu – compared to 78% in 2020, 74% in 2019, and 59% in 2016.  

Among those that have any of these three SVOD services, 74% have more than one – compared to 70% in 2020, 69% in 2019, and 47% in 2016.  Overall, 58% of U.S. households now have more than one of these SVOD services – compared to 55% in 2020, 51% in 2019, and 28% in 2016.

Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of highly efficient Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Up Converters (BUCs) has received a multi-million dollar order from a US Department of Defense (DoD) contractor to provide updated versions of the contractor’s highly integrated transceivers for their signature Man-Portable VSAT terminal.  This design win replaces incumbent providers and brings Mission’s efficient and reliable GaN power amplifiers integrated with receiver components to create products that are form, fit, and function replacements for older version technolog

RevGo Global Inc. announced that it has entered into a US$ 10 million dollar supply contract for its satcom RF ground station equipment with SES to help build SES’s next generation high data throughput medium earth orbit (MEO) intelligent satellite network and managed services.

AXESS Networks (AXESS) a global provider of encompassing connectivity solutions via satellite has been chosen by ARAB Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT) to provide connectivity and teleport services on Appendix 30BC-Band space segment on-board its ARABSAT-5A Satellite at an orbital location of 30.5°E with coverage footprint across Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

​Tele2 AB (“Tele2”) (Nasdaq Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) appoints of Torkel Sigurd as new Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and member of the Group Leadership Team.

There will be 15 million SVOD subscriptions across 13 Arabic countries by 2026, up from 8.61 million in 2021 according to Digital TV Research.

Netflix will bring in more subscribers than second-place OSN and third-placed StarzPlay combined. [Disney+ will not start in the Arabic countries due to its deal with OSN].

The 36th edition of the Space Symposium held at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs from August 23-26, 2021 was the first major industry event to be held live since the start of the pandemic in 2020.

Satellite Markets and Reserch spoke with Cynthia Harty, VP-Strategic Business Development,  ST Engineering iDirect on their Satellite Internet of Things (IoT) solution. Cynthia’s expertise lies in operations and the introduction of new products, services and solutions to market, establishing channel and pricing strategy. As VP of Business Development, her focus is on the augmentation of the company’s 5-year plan and the partnerships that will enable the introduction of incremental capabilities to a product, solution or service and different go-to-market strategies. 

There is absolutely no doubt that the Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly growing business.  Whether we’re consciously aware of it or not, digital transformation is impacting all aspects of daily life.  Connected devices are becoming pervasive; from refrigerators that let you know when you’re going to run out of milk, to sensors monitoring the moisture content of soil; from self-driving cars, to tags tracking the movement of containers, across oceans and continents.  A recent study from Fortune Business Insights projected that the global IoT market would reach US$ 1,854.76 Billion by 2028