The rural connectivity game has officially changed. Australia’s Telstra telecommunication company has become the first telco to sign a mobile service agreement with Starlink. The partnership aims to offer voice-only and voice plus Starlink enabled broadband packages to rural customers in hard-to-reach locations. This addition of NGSO to Telco offerings is the realization of a.
Consumer Satcom Handhelds to Generate $2.8 Billion over Next Decade Cambridge, MA – June 1, 2021 – NSR’s Land Mobile via Satellite, 9th Edition (LMvS9) report, released today, forecasts despite some challenges with enterprise segments over the past 16 months, consumer handheld demand soared throughout 2020, after challenges at the start of the year. LMvS9 finds this solid base propelling the market to add over 500,000 new land mobile subscribers over the coming decade, reaching 1.2 million active subscribers in 2030. COVID-19 caused decreased usage across some form factors.