PARIS – The biggest question in the satellite communications market is the potential value of the direct-to-cellphone business.
It’s unclear, though, how long it will take for the direct-to-cellphone market to develop given significant challenges in terms of device compatibility, spectrum availability and service affordability.
Expanded supply will create downward pressure on pricing.
Credit: Euroconsult Video Demand Satellite service revenues are also climbing.
Specifically, Euroconsult anticipates data-services revenues nearly tripling, from $19 billion in 2022 to $53 billion in 2032.
De Ruiter called the string of recent anomalies in geostationary orbit “unprecedented,” adding that problems experienced by the Astranis-built Arcturus satellite, Inmarsat 6 F2 and Viasat-3 Americas “clearly will impact the insurance market.”
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