Welcome to National Harbor, in-person or virtually! In my previous column for Satellite Markets & Research I included reference to some details of the SATELLITE 2021 (https://gvf.org/event/satellite-2021/) conference program, an event comprising both digital and in-person content and featuring two panel sessions to be hosted by GVF.
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is launching a new NAB
The July-August 2021 issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine focusing on the Asia-Pacific Satellite Market is now available. Featuring:
An up and coming company is leveraging the transformative technology of High Altitude Platforms (HAP) to bridge the digital divide and provide broadband services for various vertical market applications at a shorter time-to-market deployment and lower costs. AVEALTO Ltd., a UK-based company formed to design, build and operate a fleet of HAP vehicles which can transparently replace point-to-point satellite services at a lower cost, with higher quality service has began customer acquisition activities.
NSR’s M2M and IoT via Satellite, 12th 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.
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.
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
