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M2M Adoption in Far Eastern and China Markets to Account for 1 in 5 of All Global Deployments by 2019
More...Latest esearch from Juniper Research forecasts that the Far East and China region will account for 22% of global cellular M2M connections by 2019; a substantial increase from 15% in 2014.
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today that Lieutenant General John “Jay” Raymond, Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S.
The Global Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Market 2015-2019 report says the development of all-electric propulsion systems for satellites and reusable space launch vehicles will contribute significantly to market growth. The use of nano and microsatellites in the development of low-cost satellite-based Internet services will also open up opportunities for the market. The analysts forecast the global satellite manufacturing and launch market to grow at a CAGR of 5.14% during the period 2014-2019.
ARRIS’ acquisition of Pace created the largest set-top manufacturer, with 22% worldwide market share of the set-top box market. ARRIS is about three times larger than most competitors including EchoStar, Technicolor, Cisco, and Humax. Set-top semiconductor leader Broadcom was also acquired by relative newcomer Avago, an acquisition not directly impactful to the set-top market, but a sign of the significant consolidation that will continue to impact the market in the next few years.
The worldwide pay-TV market surpassed more than 900 million subscribers in 1Q 2015, representing 48% penetration—the market is likely to grow steadily over the next 5 years, mainly boosted by emerging markets. “According to ABI Research’s recent pay-TV market data, half of the world’s households will have access to pay-TV service by 2017, representing 1 billion subscribers,” comments Jake Saunders, VP and Practice Director of Core Forecasting.
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) announced a new organizational structure for its sales and marketing team. Under the new organisational structure, both sales and business development teams will be headed by Philip Balaam. Under his expanded role as Vice President, Sales and Business Development, Phil will assume new responsibilities in driving sales activities in all Asian markets while continuing to oversee the company’s business development initiatives.
