NSR’s Satellite Industry’s Financial Analysis, 10th Edition (SIFA10) report provides an in-depth assessment of the global satcom industry, analyzing critical financial, strategic, and competitive outlook of satellite operators and service providers across multiple metrics. The satcom industry continues to witness mixed financial results, with non-video revenues growing across multiple verticals, while the video business maintains.
Room discusses the challenges of Flat Panel Antennas: “It is clear that the market needs flat panel antennas (FPA). Space is often at a premium in comms-on-the-move environments, so flat panels are naturally an attractive option and the potential is huge. A report issued last year by Northern Sky Research forecasts cumulative FPA equipment sales.
A report from Northern Sky Research (NSR) says that direct satellite connectivity to mobile, at affordable prices, has been one of the moonshot objectives of the industry for many years. [They ask] what are the opportunities and limitations of adopting Mobile standards for satellite communications.
Last month, Spaceflight Inc. launched 16 payloads on board its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV), Sherpa-FX-1 on a SpaceX rocket to deliver them to a precise orbits, a first in LEO SSO orbit. And soon, a 2nd MEV from Northrop Grumman will latch on the Intelsat 10-02, solidifying the In-Orbit Servicing Market for Life Extension missions.
[NSR] discusses the Satellite Ground Segment’s COVID-19 recovery in his SatNews article. The Satellite Ground Segment has been one of the hardest-hit steps in the value chain brought about by the pandemic. With many deployments and new deals halted due to lockdowns, equipment could not be shipped, and revenues were not generated. But COVID-19 also.