Market Trends

by Michelle Elbert

Los Angeles, October 15, 2010--The availability of wireless access to the Internet away from the home or office is not only becoming more pervasive, but consumers are actively seeking it out.  A 2009 study by Wakefield Research for the WiFi Alliance indicated that 79% of the 480 business-class passengers polled would take the availability of in-flight Internet into account when choosing an airline.  

Dublin, Ireland,  Sept. 21, 2010-The in-flight broadband market has achieved a remarkable revival over the past several years. Plane deployments have skyrocketed from just 25 aircraft in 2008 to an expected 2,000 commercial aircraft by the end of 2010. While the installed base of aircraft is approaching a critical mass, the viability of in-flight broadband will be tested over the next year, according to a new report by Research and Markets.

New York, NY, September 15, 2010- The World Teleport Association announced publication of a new white paper, "Ka-Band and the Teleport," which examines how the coming wave of Ka-band satellite capacity may transform the business of companies that create and deliver services via satellite today.

Dallas, TX,  September 14, 2010-  Television services in Latin America will grow by double digits over the next five years, outpacing service growth in Asia and other emerging markets, according to international research firm Parks Associates.

Paris, September 2, 2010 – Euroconsult forecasts that the number of satellite communications terminals aboard commercial and private ships will more than double over the next decade as demand for bandwidth on the high seas continues to surge.

Stockholm, Sweden, August 26, 2010--Ericsson's  ConsumerLab has released the results of a recent study called "Multi Screen Media Consumption 2010". Data was collected in China, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the UK and US. The sample in the study is representative of more than 300 million consumers.

Cambridge, MA, August 17, 2010--NSR’s annual in-depth analysis of the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) market found the industry remained generally stable over the past 12 months amidst turmoil surrounding the global economy. By focusing on a core suite of unique applications and customers, in addition to funding and building the next generation of satellites to enable a new era in MSS provisioning, the MSS industry continues to trudge forward and plan for its next growth phase.  

Scottsdale, Arizona, August 15, 2010--The digital radio market has just began to see consumer adoption in the US and Western Europe. By the end of 2010, about four million digital radios using iBiquity’s proprietary HD Radio technology will have shipped in the US. In Europe (led by Britain) governments have chosen the DAB standard and consumers have purchased nearly 13.5 million radio receivers. By 2015, the worldwide installed base of digital radio receivers, excluding handsets, is expected to reach nearly 200 million units.