Is Satellite Backhaul a Refuge in Times of COVID-19?
One trend is clear: COVID-19 punctuates the need to boost network performance not just where the digital divide persists, but in locations where traffic surges will occur post the pandemic era.
One trend is clear: COVID-19 punctuates the need to boost network performance not just where the digital divide persists, but in locations where traffic surges will occur post the pandemic era.
With the pandemic impact likely to persist for at least 18-24 months, service providers are now forced to (re)visit their fixed leased capacity contracts/costs,” states NSR in Advanced Television report “IFC will recover in time”.
10-Year Growth to Approach 10%, Propelled by Aero Market Rebound and Long-Term Requirements for Connectivity Cambridge, MA – NSR’s Aeronautical Satcom Markets, 8th Edition report projects a viable long-term In-flight Connectivity (IFC) market, despite significant near-term challenges due to COVID-19. Coming off a challenging 2018 and 2019, 2020 has already seriously disrupted the IFC market,.
Date: April 21, 2020
Time: 10 AM EDT.
The in-orbit Servicing (IoS) market stands ready to develop quickly, as the successful docking of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) with Intelsat 901 in February 2020 kick-starts a flurry of life extension and space tugs in-orbit services technologies.
Satcom markets are experimenting with a wide range of new business models, with price discounting a key factor in most. With 2020 representing a key transition phase, NSR analyzed historical patterns of price discounting to ascertain what lies ahead.