Dimitri Buchs, Senior Consultant, Euroconsult

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 for 2020....

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 segment expected to...