BollyInside: Riding the wave of consolidation
Fewer independent satellite operators will make it more difficult for new operators to enter the market, according to analysts at Northern Sky Research. Future participants will also likely struggle to come up with the same abilities as those who have joined forces.
However, even if fewer operators mean less competition to lower prices, NSR analysts don’t see the cost of end-user capacity changing much. Providing capacity for fixed and broadband satellite services (FSS) is still larger than the demand they see in all orbits.