Satellite News

Eutelsat Communications announced the key highlights of its two-yearly survey of television reception by satellite and cable homes. (Cable refers to homes receiving channels distributed by satellite to a cable network.)

Euroconsult forecast that an estimated 1,220 satellites will be built for launch over the next decade. The average of 122 satellites to be launched per year is up significantly from the annual average of 77 satellites launched in the previous decade.
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The world satellite M2M communications market is currently experiencing exponential growth as companies seek to raise productivity while reducing costs, Frost & Sullivan said. M2M hardware and equipment have continuously reduced in both size and cost in the last five years.
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Despite a challenging economic environment, the wireless industry was one of the global economic bright spots, which led to sustained demand for satellite backhaul services for use primarily in rural markets, according to NSR.
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Teal Group Corp. is forecasting a total of 416 satellites will be launched to low Earth orbit (LEO) aboard 184 launch vehicles during 2010-2014.
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With demand growing for higher bandwidth communications and finite orbital slots, satellite operators want satellites that are more powerful and flexible than ever before, according to Frost & Sullivan. The wider acceptance of dual-use platforms in the global satellite manufacturing market will bring new opportunities to satellite owners, satellite service providers and satellite manufacturers.

NSR has released its newest market survey and forecast report: “Hosted Payloads on Commercial Satellites.” The report provides an in-depth overview of demand trends for military as well as civil government requirements for hosted payloads, focusing on Communications and Earth Observation/Science missions.

Over the past five years, the global space economy has grown almost 40 percent, reflecting increasing commercialisation, significant globalisation, and expansion of military and civil space programmes, according to The Space Report 2010.