Starlink is “winning broadband connectivity battle” says analyst
Dr Tim Farrar, president of IMF Associates, discussed the position of well-established geostationary satellite operators at the 2023 Milsat Symposium.
Dr Tim Farrar, president of IMF Associates, discussed the position of well-established geostationary satellite operators at the 2023 Milsat Symposium.
According to the report, with 2.7m subscribers, Shahid VIP is the leading Arabic video-on-demand service.
Overall, global SVOD subscriptions will increase by 491m between 2021 and 2026 to reach 1.64bn.
The investment rate in video and digital content platforms in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach $270m to $320m.
The growth of the segment is driven by the development of a large number of mini, micro, and nanosatellite programmes and increased demand for low-cost and high-speed internet services.
Aviation and related industries nosedived with greater than 50% drop in passenger air traffic in March 2020.
Near-misses are nothing new, but with over 8,000 smallsats to be launched in the next decade, the chances of collision will continue to rise, the analyst said.