Market Trends

Microsatellite and Nanosatellite Markets

by Mayank Halmare

Pune, India, June 4, 2021--Microsatellites and nanosatellites are miniaturized man-made satellites that are used for collecting information about the earth and space, among other uses. According to NASA, these satellites are classified on the basis of their overall mass. Microsatellites are artificial satellites, with a mass of 11–100 kg (including fuel mass) while nanosatellites are artificial satellites weighing between 1 and 10 kg, and measuring around 30 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm. Nanosatellites with standard dimensions (“U” or Units) of 10 × 10 × 11 are known as CubeSats. These satellites can be 1U, 2U, 3U, or 6U in size, and typically weigh less than 1.33 kg (3 lbs) per U.

Global Pay TV Fragments

London, UK, June 3, 2021--The top 503 pay TV operators will reach 853 million subscribers from the 1.02 billion global total by 2026. The top 50 operators accounted for 64% of the world’s pay TV subscribers by end-2020, with this proportion dropping to 62% by 2026 according to new research from Digital TV Research.

NSR: Land Mobile Satcom Boosted by Consumer Demand During COVID Dip

Cambridge, Mass. , 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.

Global Pay TV to Add 15 million Subscribers

London, UK, May 3, 2021--Digital TV Research forecasts 15 million more pay TV subscribers between 2020 and 2026 to take the global total to 1.02 billion. Between 2020 and 2026, 92 countries will add pay TV subscribers and 46 countries will lose subscribers.

Impact of Global Pandemic on Maritime Connectivity Market Reflects Stark Contrast between Sectors

Paris, France, April 27, 2021–In its latest report, titled Prospects for Maritime Satellite Communications,” Euroconsult, the world’s leading authority on space and satellite-based applications markets, quantifies the heavy impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on satellite services for the maritime market. With in depth detail on maritime communications market dynamics today and over the next ten years, the research highlights coming opportunities for consolidation and how non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite constellations will change the playing field.

Global revenues from OTT TV Episode and Movies Will Reach US$ 210 billion in 2026

London, April 26, 2021--Global revenues from OTT TV episode and movies will reach US$ 210 billion in 2026; up from US$ 106 billion on 2020 according to new research from Digital TV research. About US$ 23 billion will be added in 2021 alone.

NSR’s Newest Report: Moon Missions to Generate US$ 42.3 Bil. over the Next Decade 

Cambridge, MA - April 21, 2021 – NSR’s Moon Markets Analysis report, launched today, forecasts 140 Moon Missions launching over the next decade to generate US$ 42.3 Billion. As budget announcements with approved appropriations roll out and the ARTEMIS program commits to the first woman, and next man, on the moon by 2024, the major growth areas include orbital and surface infrastructure building.

New WTA Report, “Coming Out of COVID-19,” Explores the How the Teleport Sector Managed and Learned from the Pandemic

New York City, NY, April 15, 2021– The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released Coming Out of COVID-19, a new research report that explores the widespread impact that COVID-19 had on satellite and teleport operators around the globe. The report examines the similar and disparate ways technology companies addressed the pandemic with new policies for both internal operations and relations with new and existing customers. It also explores how these companies see the light at the end of the tunnel: what comes after COVID, and how is the industry preparing for it? Coming Out of COVID-19 was sponsored by Telstra.

Global Minisatellites Market to Reach US$ 58.8 Billion by 2027

Dublin, Ireland, April 14, 2021--Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Minisatellites estimated at US$12 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 25.5% over the analysis period 2020-2027 according to Research and Markets. Communication, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 26% CAGR and reach US$24 Billion by the end of the analysis period. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the Remote Sensing segment is readjusted to a revised 28.5% CAGR for the next 7-year period.

Satellite Backhaul Primed to Generate US$ 25 Billion Annually by 2030

Cambridge, Mass., April 12, 2021– NSR’s Wireless Backhaul via Satellite, 15th Edition report, released today, forecasts $25 billion in annual revenue in 2030 for satellite backhaul, propelled by explosive connectivity demand worldwide and post-COVID-19 recovery in the near term. As it is a core target of virtually every current and new satellite capacity provider, NSR expects Satellite Backhaul to represent one of the largest revenue opportunities for satcom over the next decade.