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Recent news items from around the world give a strong indication as to the path that governments will follow in procuring satellite capacity in the coming years. The issue at hand is finding an answer to the ever increasing demand for bandwidth, and the solutions lies either with commercial satellites or a growing number of government-owned platforms. This means the impact on commercial operators’ revenues for government bulk leasing is at risk of declining, and here is why:
An estimated 24 million premium DTH subscribers in North America numbered nearly twice their Basic counterparts, and the recession only made more people stay at home and watch television. NSR expects these premium subscribers to grow to about 38 million by 2018; however, NSR is in no hurry to adjust these numbers to account for 3D subscribers, and here is why...
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In announcing in its recent budget request that it would buy 50 more UAVs of the extended range category, the Pentagon sent a strong signal to the satellite industry that more communications-on-the-move (COTM) for UAVs would be needed in the coming years. 