A Satcom industry struggling to renew growth More than half a year after the start of the Covid-19 crisis, it has already had a significant impact on the world we live in overall and a large number of industries have been negatively impacted, including the satcom industry. Except for JSAT (Japan), all other operators have reported lower revenues in 1H 2020 vs. 1H 2019. Revenues have been hit by the crisis which has led most operators to revise their revenue targets downward

The Covid-19 crisis has forced billions of citizens throughout the globe to experience a lockdown situation. This has highlighted our constant need to be connected. This need for broadband links is not only for leisure or welfare purposes but also to maintain a business continuity. It has proven to be true at sea as it is on the ground. The current Covid-19 outbreak being rather recent and, most importantly, not yet over in many countries at the time we are writing this arti

In the years leading up to 2018, widespread oversupply conditions caused by strong net additions of both traditional widebeam satellite capacity and large-scale rollouts of more efficient, lower cost HTS capacity led to new, significantly lower, pricing references and ranges in most regions and vertical markets. From the perspective of mobility users, both aero and maritime markets have benefitted from the influx of HTS supply which has helped pushed reference (average) capac

The 5G revolution 5G is the next generation of mobile and wireless broadband technology expected to overtake 4G in terms of latency, number of devices connected, access speeds, remote coverage availability as well as energy consumption. Large-scale adoption of 5G with the high number of connected devices at an ultra-fast and highly reliable connectivity will reduce the time it takes for multiple sensors to collectively take decisions to the order of a few milliseconds enablin

A confluence of market and technology forces have contributed to a period of great turbulence in the satellite industry in recent years. This is highlighted by the fact that FSS operators wholesale revenues decreased in 2018 (by 0.5%) for the fourth consecutive year despite a continued increase in traffic, with this situation due to reductions in capacity pricing across all regions. In 2018, the mobility segment was one of the bright spots for the FSS industry with the segmen

The ground segment and user terminal market is going through significant expansion in terms of both capabilities and demand. 2018 has...

Connectivity is not anymore restricted to ground but is increasingly becoming accessible at sea or in the air. In the past five years,...