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Survey: Ukraine war to impact satellite industry

A survey conducted by Northern Sky Research (NSR) found that 51 per cent of respondents believe Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already had a “significant impact” on the satellite and space markets. Another 31 per cent said that the war had a “low impact” on their businesses, while 11 per cent stated that the conflict […]

March 25, 2022By Chris Forrester

Report: Satellite constellations worth $235bn

The growing number of either existing or future projects in the satellite communications (and Earth observation) segments are projected to have an overall value of $235.2 billion (€212.7bn) according to a study from Northern Sky Research (NSR). The likes of Elon Musk’s Starlink, the UK/India-backed OneWeb plus other major projects from the likes of Telesat […]

March 18, 2022By Chris Forrester

Forecast: $14.3bn in IoSM revenue to 2031

In its 5th year, NSR’s first to market In-Orbit Services: Satellite Servicing, ADR, and SSA, 5th Edition (IoSM5) forecasts $14.3 billion (€12.6bn) in IoSM revenue, driven by Life Extension, generating $4.7 billion through 2031. As the race to launch Non-GEO Satellite Constellation grows, thousands of satellites are set to launch through the coming decade growing demand […]

February 15, 2022

Forecast: Space economy worth $1.25tn by 2030

Northern Sky Research (NSR) in its Global Space Economy, 2nd Edition report, is projecting that the Global Space Economy will be worth $1.25 trillion (€1.12tn) by 2030. NSR is projecting strong revenue potential across all key segments, underpinned by record setting investment and both public and private sector demand for space products and services. With […]

January 28, 2022By Chris Forrester

Forecast: 60,000 passengers into space by 2031

A study from analysts at Northern Sky Research (NSR) suggests that by 2031 some 57,500 passengers will be taking a trip into space. The value of this space tourism and orbital travel will capture the majority of an overall cumulative $20.3 billion in related revenues. The numbers come from NSR’s Space Tourism & Travel Markets, […]

January 12, 2022By Chris Forrester

Forecast: Satellite broadband demand to boom

Northern Sky Research (NSR) forecasts that there’s going to be a huge increase in satellite-based broadband demand over the next few years. NSR’s VSAT and Broadband Satellite Market, 20th Edition finds High Throughput Satellites (HTS), themselves a major market growth factor, moving the segment from 800 Gb/s in 2020 demand to 15 Tb/s in 2030, […]

December 10, 2021By Chris Forrester

NSR: “Non-GEO will add competition”

A Northern Sky Research study says the impact on non-Geostationary High Throughput Satellite supply will dramatically change the parameters for satellite operators. “The Satellite Industry’s transformation continues with revenues shifting to Data verticals and deep changes in business models. The onslaught of capacity coming in targeted to tap key markets, specifically Backhaul, Consumer Broadband, Mobility […]

August 4, 2021By Chris Forrester

Report: Satellite backhaul to grow 17%

Satellite operators backhaul business segments are readying “unprecedented” levels of capacity thanks to their existing bandwidth on offer. Additionally, the industry’s newly available High Throughput geostationary Satellites (HTS) and non-Geostationary craft whether from the likes of SES’s mPower fleet shortly coming on line and the growing number of Low Earth orbiting satellites will all add […]

June 3, 2021By Chris Forrester

NSR: “Satellite backhaul a $25bn service”

Northern Sky Research (NSR) in its latest report on the wireless backhaul sector, says not only is it worth $25 billion by 2030, the sector is “just scratching the surface of this significantly addressable market”. “Backhaul is one of the key growth engines for the Satcom Industry. A large portion of satellite capacity coming online […]

May 13, 2021