NSR Report: Maritime VSAT Connectivity Reaches Tipping Point
The right combination of price, end-user requirements, and connectivity demand is having a significant impact on the market.
The right combination of price, end-user requirements, and connectivity demand is having a significant impact on the market.
Historically, Government & Military satcom markets have suffered from terminal troubles – too costly for AEHF, delayed for MUOS, a mismatch between terminal and frequency/network capabilities, etc. The list is as extensive as the terminal inventory of the U.S. Government, which is stated to be in the tens of thousands. Quite simply, the terminal trouble.
With 2018 posting a net-positive gain in revenues over 2017, there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the prospects of this market, finally. Setting aside conversations around “Space Force,” or the unexpected allotment of funds toward WGS 11/12, or the additional MILSATCOM procurement happening in Europe, or… well, the list can go on.
Brad Grady in Kratos Constellations Podcast — Software Defined Capabilities, MILSATCOM Capacity and Commercial Opportunity
MILSATCOM or COMSATCOM has been one of the most contentious debates in the Gov & Mil Markets over the past five years. On the surface, the debate is all about the economics of ownership – in the truest definition of economics – including all the opportunity costs associated with MILSATCOM networks. Recent acquisition of 2.