Paris-based Euroconsult says that the satellite industry is rapidly changing and adopting laser links for communications both to-and-from Earth, but very much from satellite to satellite. The links are more efficient and harder to intercept. Euroconsult’s report looks at the prospects for further growth and says that inter-satellite communications via optical links are rapidly becoming […]

Paris-based Euroconsult has released its latest market overview which states that its assessment of the value of the Space Economy last year was $424 billion (€394.8bn), and expects this to grow to $100 billion annually by 2031. “The fast growing commercial space sector enjoyed another year of significant growth and productivity during 2022, but did […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Paris-based Euroconsult have created a partnership to “empower entrepreneurship and the development of innovative space solutions”. They have signed a Letter of Intent and will focus on European space start-ups. The agreement sees such start-ups getting help and data from Euroconsult “that aim to enhance knowledge and access to […]

Euroconsult’s latest Earth Observation Data & Services Market report provides a global assessment of the EO satellite-based commercial demand for imagery and value-added services, with expanded granularity by user type, including now a finer breakdown between B2B and B2G, across the 32 vertical sub-segment applications in 8 regions and by more various sensor typologies. Global […]

Space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult has released the 22nd edition of its annual Government Space Programs report, evidencing a continued increase in global governments’ space budgets. This year has seen a cumulative spend of $103 billion (€96.7bn) in 2022, a 9 per cent increase since last year and a record high for the […]

A report from Euroconsult forecasts significant growth in the number of satellites launched, and driven by commercial constellations. The market intelligence report anticipates over 2,500 satellites to be launched on average every year – or seven satellites a day totalling 3 tons of mass – over 2022-2031. In terms of satellite numbers, Non-geostationary constellations remain […]

SpaceX’s VP of Commercial Sales, Jonathan Hofeller, told delegates at the recent Euroconsult World Satellite Business Week that its Starlink broadband-by-satellite system now has some 700,000 subscribers. He added that recent subscriber price reductions are further boosting subscriber numbers. Those price reduction are designed to achieve closer parity with Starlink’s US pricing. The discounts have […]

Findings from space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult suggest the satellite industry is likely to see an explosion of services-driven revenue to the tune of a cumulative $1.2 trillion (€1.19trn) by 2031, with the share of data applications jumping from 15 per cent of total market revenues to a remarkable 42 per cent by […]