What’s Next in India’s Satcom Growth Story?
NSR pegs this opportunity at more than $12B in cumulative revenues for India and the rest of South Asia in the next 10 years in its Global Satellite Capacity Supply and Demand, 17th Edition report.
Which Direction for IFC Free Service?
According to NSR’s Aeronautical Satcom Markets, 8th Edition report, 43% of the total number of IFC offering airlines cumulating to 31% of all aircraft now use an Airline-directed business model.
Aero IFC Market Facing Slump due to COVID-19, but Long-Term Fundamentals Remain Solid
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,.
Monetizing IFC: The 3rd Party Promise
At the recent Satellite 2019 and the AIX 2019 conferences, there were many discussions centered on enhancing the passenger experience and, in the process, monetizing what is still today relatively low returns on IFC investments by airlines.
IFC Markets: Money Left on the Table?
The largest commercial airlines offer inflight connectivity on some portion of their aircraft. In fact, most of them have some form of connectivity in service or under contract across their fleet, if not on the majority of their aircraft.