Insights

April 1, 2015

Government & Military Satcom: Can Commercial Satellites Still Compete?

Today’s global context is stretching government & military satellite communications. From pockets of instability to geopolitical crises through to the rapid response required in natural disaster management, the requirements for gov/military connectivity continue on a rapid rise upwards. However, with budgets still strained around the world, will users primarily turn to military/government-owned OR commercial satellites.

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February 10, 2015

M2M/IoT via Satellite: Big Opportunities from Big Data?

Big Data promises to revolutionize the way business is conducted… but can it also revolutionize the M2M and IoT via Satellite sector? This NSR webinar analyses the market opportunities for Big Data in M2M communications, explained how this differs from traditional M2M applications, and considered what benefits can be derived from this demand for satellite.

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December 2, 2014

Satellite Manufacturing and Launching: The Dawn of a New Era

We have liftoff! After many years spent developing its rocket, SpaceX launched its first GEO satellites and proved its upgraded Falcon 9 v1.1 with three launches within a few months. At the same time, other challengers such as United Launch Alliance are re-entering the commercial market. This is no surprise for incumbents such as Arianespace,.

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July 30, 2014

Energy Markets via Satellite: Is There a Market Beyond Deep-Water?

NSR’s ongoing coverage of the energy market moves beyond deep-water, and explores some of the easy to overlook trends in the onshore sector, the mining industry, and electrical utilities. From pipelines to smart grids, mining and onshore O&G, opportunities exist across the energy vertical in all corners of the world – more than just deeper.

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June 16, 2014

Wireless Backhaul via Satellite: The Battleground between FSS & HTS

NSR’s longest-running coverage of wireless backhaul via satellite reveals a market filled with potential but faced with increasing internal and external competition.  Within the satellite industry, new HTS capacity from the likes of Intelsat EPIC and others stands to change the cost equation for mobile operators and truly enable data-rich mobile services.  Given the HTS.

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