Amidst an uncertain environment where funding is leveling off due to
government budget reductions, mobility via satellite has reached a new level
of recognition across the board and is expanding its reach across the globe.
With more than a half-million subscribers on the Iridium platform, Inmarsat
having completed designs for three high-power Ka-band satellites, and
Globalstar successfully launching the first 18 of its next-generation
satellite constellation, the MSS market is poised for the next phase of growth.
NSR has researched and followed growth in the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)
market since its inception, and this coverage enables a complete assessment of
MSS opportunities worldwide. NSR's Mobile Satellite Services, 8th Edition
report is a key element of this industry-leading research effort and is a
must-have for anyone tracking future demand for satellite-based mobility
solutions.
Sounding out the ebb and flows of the MSS market as it navigates to new shores
with more handsets, greater bandwidth solutions and new products that are
blurring the lines between MSS and FSS providers, this report is the
definitive tool to help you track the evolution of this ever-changing
marketplace. It will help answer fundamental questions about the MSS market
such as:
What trends and drivers are affecting the MSS market?
What are the main markets in terms of in-service units and revenues by
platform and for each frequency?
What will be the impact of increased competition by VSAT providers on
L-Band services, and vice-versa?
What is the market share of operators in the handheld segment?
Will there be more consolidation in the operator and the service provider
markets?
Which mobility platform or service will experience the biggest growth in
the short-, medium and long-term?
Are there still greenfield opportunities and if so, which ones will be the
most important in the coming decade?
What level of demand for satellite bandwidth and capacity will emerge in
each frequency band, platform and region?
Bottom Line: How does NSR see the MSS market developing over the next
10 years in each region and for each segment of the market?
The NSR Difference
Previous editions of NSR's MSS report indicated that satellites with
unprecedented amounts of capacity would lead to a strong battle between MSS
and FSS operators, which we are seeing now particularly in maritime markets.
However, NSR's reports also noted that even if subscriber base growth would be
concentrated mostly in data services, these would not generate enough revenues
to ensure future growth prospects. Thus the 'coalition' efforts noted by NSR
between MSS and FSS operators to move clients to Ku- and Ka-band, while
keeping L-band as a back-up and critical communications solutions, has been
validated for a growing number of maritime, aeronautical and land-mobile
customers.
The solid track record and proven methodology to assess this market is what
underpins NSR's Mobile Satellite Services, 8th Edition report. The report
analyzes the speed at which these changes take place and where the MSS market
will grow in the decade ahead.
This longest-running report on the MSS market provides a completely updated
assessment to give readers highly valuable information and data points to
examine where the market is headed globally and by region. NSR's Mobile
Satellite Services, 8th Edition offers an objective view of the trends
underlying the growth and the major impact of drivers and restraints to growth
in both commercial and government segments.
By evaluating and forecasting in-service units, equipment and services
revenues, average revenues per user, and capacity demand for mobility
services, NSR provides the most complete and thorough analysis of expectations
in the MSS market for the next ten years.
Key Features
Unparalleled Market Forecasts
This report provides readers with forecasts on key industry parameters to
assess the success of various markets:
In-Service Unit Forecasts for satellite handhelds, voice and data
terminals for maritime, aeronautical and land-mobile platforms as well as new
HTS services.
Retail and Wholesale Revenues Forecasts to provide not only total
services but also equipment retail revenues, showing how revenues scale along
the value chain for each platform and by frequency. Furthermore, the relevant
Average Revenues per User (ARPU) figures are segmented along both retail and
wholesale revenues to help assess the revenue-generation capabilities of users
and a variety of categories of services and types of equipment.
Transponder Demand Forecasts segmented along the main commercial
FSS frequencies (C-, Ku- and Ka-band) and the new HTS satellites
Commercial/enterprise and Government/military Forecasts to assess
the precise customer demand trends by segment
Who Should Purchase this Report:
Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) and Fixed Satellite Services (FSS)
Operators
Distributors, Service Providers, and Resellers
Network Service Providers
Satellite Manufacturers
Financial Institutions Evaluating Investment and Returns in the MSS Market
Terminal, Antenna, Smartphone and Handset Manufacturers
Oil & Gas, Shipping, Cruise Lines, and Maritime Players looking to
understand the MSS Market
Airlines as well as Fleet Owners Expanding their Mobile Services
Regulators Evaluating MSS Market Offerings and Spectrum Utilizations
Agencies Funding Pre-Competitive Telecom Research and Development
Space Agencies and First Responder Organizations
MSS Users in both Commercial and Government/Military Organizations
A Complete Analytical Perspective
Elements of this study include:
Complete report document segmented by analysis on all regions,
players, market opportunity and demand trends
An Excel file containing all data and graphs so the client can
easily use this work as a basis for their own internal market projections
A summary PowerPoint file containing a summary of all report
findings and data.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Definition, Context and Trends
2.1 Definition
2.2 Addressable Markets
2.2.1 Maritime
2.2.2 Aeronautical
2.2.3 Land-Mobile
2.2.4 By Segment
2.3 MSS Satellites to be Built and Launched
2.3.1 HTS or Bust?
2.4 Business Concerns
2.4.1 Mountains of Debts
2.4.2 Consolidation : A Means to an End?
2.4.3 Competition and Cornering the Market
2.5 Regulatory Environment
2.5.1 Spectrum : No Change is Good Change
2.5.2 Licensing Trumps
2.6 Technical Hurdles
2.6.1 Ka-band Rain Fade: Fact or Fiction?
2.7 Main Trends
2.7.1 Digging for Data
2.7.2 Airborne and Connected
2.7.3 Moving at Megabits per Second
3. MSS Ecosystem
3.1 MSS Operators Financial Indicators
3.1.1 Market Value and Capitalization
3.1.2 Subscribers and Revenues
3.2 Market Share Trends by Segment
3.3 MSS Operators Handheld Market Share
3.3.1 Global
3.3.2 By Segment
3.3.3 By Region
3.4 FSS Operators
3.4.1 Market Share Trends
3.4.2 Revenues
3.4.3 Subscribers
3.5 FSS vs. MSS Market Share
3.6 Services Providers and Resellers
3.6.1 Maritime
3.6.2 Aeronautical
3.6.3 Land-Mobile
4. Global Forecast
4.1 In-Service Units and Revenues
4.2 By Frequency Band
4.3 By Service Type and Platform
4.4 Commercial and Government/Military Demand
4.5 Transponder and Bandwidth Demand
4.6 Comparison with Previous NSR MSS Report Editions
5. Satellite Handheld Forecast
5.1 Global Satellite Handheld Market
5.2 Handheld Segments
5.2.1 Commercial/Enterprise
5.2.2 Government/Military
5.3 Comparison with Previous NSR MSS Report Editions
6. Maritime Forecast
6.1 Maritime Narrowband Forecast
6.1.1 L-Band Voice
6.1.2 L-Band Data
6.2 Maritime Broadband Forecast
6.2.1 C-Band
6.2.2 Ku-Band
6.2.3 L-Band
6.2.4 HTS
6.4 Maritime Segments
6.5 Comparison with Previous NSR MSS Report Editions
7. Aeronautical Forecast
7.1 Aeronautical Narrowband Forecast
7.2 Aeronautical Broadband Forecast
7.2.1 Ku-Band
7.2.2 L-Band
7.2.3 HTS
7.3 Aeronautical Segments
7.4 Comparison with Previous NSR MSS Report Editions
8. Land-Mobile Forecast
8.1 Land-Mobile Narrowband Forecast
8.1.1 L-Band Voice
8.1.2 L-Band Data
8.2 Land-Mobile Broadband Forecast
8.2.1 Ku-Band
8.2.2 L-Band
8.2.3 HTS
8.3 Land-Mobile Segments
8.4 Comparison with Previous NSR MSS Report Editions
9. Capacity Demand Forecast
9.1 Maritime Capacity Demand
9.1.1 C-Band
9.1.2 Ku-Band
9.1.3 HTS
9.2 Aeronautical Capacity Demand
9.2.1 Ku-Band
9.2.2 HTS
9.3 Land-Mobile Capacity Demand
9.3.1 Ku-Band
9.3.2 HTS
Appendix A. Forecast Methodology
A.1 Regional Definition
A.2 General Approach
A.3 Forecast Steps
A.4 MSS Handheld Market Forecast Model
List of Exhibits
Ex. 2.1 Platform Definitions for Mobile Satellite Services
Ex. 2.2 Segment Definitions for Mobile Satellite Services
Ex. A.2 Calculation of NSR's Forecast Growth Factors
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Press Release
Growing User Base and Higher Demand for Capacity Will Help Mobile Satellite Market Achieve Revenues of $10.3 Billion in 2021
May 14th, 2012
Global Information Inc. would like to present a new market research report, "Mobile Satellite Services, 8th Edition" by Northern Sky Research, LLC.
Growing User Base and Higher Demand for Capacity Will Help Mobile Satellite Market Achieve Revenues of $10.3 Billion in 2021
Now in its 8th edition, NSRs 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.
Mobile satellite market growth will be led by data units on the equipment side and broadband VSATs on the service side. A growing number of bandwidth-hungry users in the maritime and aeronautical segments, along with smaller and cheaper units in the land-mobile segment, will drive growth. Overall, mobile satellite growth will continue at a consistent pace.
"In the next ten years, the global mobile satellite market is expected to reach revenues of $10.3 billion from 2.3 million in-service units, of which the vast majority will be small data units" stated Claude Rousseau, NSR Senior Analyst and author of the study. "Meanwhile, four times more VSATs are expected to be put in service generating new demand for over 200 additional transponders," continued Rousseau.
A slew of recent contracts clear the sky for more broadband access on commercial airplanes that will drive double-digit satellite mobility growth. The introduction of high-throughput satellites (HTS) in the global mobility market will challenge traditional MSS players with huge supplies of capacity at a lower cost per bit. But the land-mobile narrowband services segment remains the time-honored MSS market leader, with a solid base of subscribers that will provide one-third of overall MSS revenues over the next ten years.
Finally, the recent slowdown in some parts of the maritime market did not impact service revenues as much as expected, and NSR sees the maritime sector as a key growth area for both MSS and FSS operators alike.
About the Report
NSRs "Mobile Satellite Services, 8th Edition" continues to be the industry-leading mobile satellite market study. With more added value and unique analysis than ever before, this new NSR report provides the most detailed quantitative analysis of any report in the industry. MSS-8 provides a complete and comprehensive analysis of addressable markets, demand trends for the mobile satellite market and covers eight regions. MSS-8 forecasts equipment, services and transponder demand, as well as the new HTS capacity in the satellite handheld, maritime, land-mobile and aeronautical markets by commercial and government segments for the period 2011-2021.
