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According to a new report from Pike Research, revenue from satellite services and equipment for smart grid applications will reach US$368 million by 2020, increasing from just under US$67 million in 2012.
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Euroconsult announced the launch of its latest research report, “Hosted Payloads: The View From Within.”
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The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has released its annual State of the Satellite Industry Report which showed a modest growth of 5% in world satellite industry revenues which totalled US$177.3 billion in 2011. The report was completed by Futron Corporation for the SIA.
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Now in its 8th edition, NSR’s Mobile Satellite Services report projects the sector will sustain its current robust growth by serving users with a mix of MSS, FSS and HTS-based solutions. Despite recent results that were less than stellar in the satellite handheld business, the mobile satellite market will reach milestones such as 1 million in-service units for the land-mobile sector and impressive growth for maritime and aeronautical service over the next ten years, NSR said.
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A new U.S. National Research Council report says that budget shortfalls, cost-estimate growth, launch failures, and changes in mission design and scope have left U.S. Earth observation systems in a more precarious position than they were five years ago.

The global space economy grew to US$289.77 billion in 2011, reflecting a surprisingly robust single-year expansion of 12.2% and five-year growth of 41% in a global economy that has been suppressed in many other sectors. The new global space economic numbers come from the Space Foundation’s publication, “The Space Report 2012: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity.”Other Posts:European Space Agency Signs Cooperative DealHigh Definition Satellite Dish TVSES Adds Two Board MembersTransport cargo vehicle Progress M-14M docked to the ISSChina sets new record with latest Beidou launchChina plans to launch next-gen oceanographic satellite 2010Testing of first GPS IIF satellite continuesThe Difference Between Cable and Dish Providers

Euroconsult announced that global budgets for space programmes have reached a plateau of roughly US$70 billion, confirming a slowdown in expansion experienced by the space industry for the last 10 years.
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SES said that satellite has become the leading TV infrastructure in Europe, ahead of terrestrial and cable reception. Approximately 84 million European households have satellite (Direct-to-Home, DTH) as their primary TV reception mode, an increase of 22% over the last four years.
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