Satellite Transponders - International Technology & Market Trends

Satellite Transponders - International Technology & Market Trends

The world satellite transponders market stands enthused by the growing popularity of digital broadcast entertainment services, and digital video broadcast services. Backed by the growing popularity of ethnic programs, strong demand for satellite transponders in broadcasting applications is expected in the coming years. In addition to cable and TV broadcasting, consumer broadband internet services, wireless telephone, data services, and direct radio are also expected to help keep demand sufficiently kindled.

Increased governmental involvement and spending in military satellite navigation, and positioning systems, and space exploration are expected to prop up demand patterns in the marketplace. The trend towards maintaining spare satellites as a backup for satellite failures, driven largely by reduced insurance coverage and high premium amounts, is expected to bode well for the satellite transponders market.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Satellite Transponders: International Technology & Market Trends" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

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CONTENTS


1. METHODOLOGY 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 3
Outlook 4
Dominance of Video Applications 5
Voice Represents a Small Segment 6
Private Networks Lead Data Market 6
Plagued by Overcapacity 6
Market Analysis by Application Area 7
Major Trends 8
Ku-band Capacity Transponders Driving the Growth 8
Commercial Services Boost Satellites Sector 9
Growing Demand for Bigger Satellites to Push Transponders Market 9
Satellite Cellular Backhaul Propels Market 10
Last Mile Data Sector to Even Out 10
Backup Satellites and Transponders Show a Viable Alternate
Over Standard Insurance 11
ISP-to-Backbone Peaks in Several Regions 12
Bigger GEO Satellites Continue to Show an Upward Trend 12

3. PRODUCT FACTS 13
Satellite Transponder 13
Frequency Range and Suitable Application Areas of Different
Bands 13
Satellite Sector: An Overview of Applications/Services 14
New Transponder Accessing Method 14

4. AN OVERVIEW OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 15
Factors Affecting the Satellite Sector 16
Short-Term Market Opportunities 16
Opportunities in Ka-Band Services 17
Role of ITU in the Satellite Industry 18

5. SATELLITE LAUNCHES 19
India Announces Successful Launch of INSAT-4B 19
Chinasat 6b Satellite Launch From The Xichang Satellite Launch
Center 19
Italy Launches COSMO-SkyMed Scientific Satellites 19
EchoStar Orders Proton Vehicle Launch from ILS 20
Intelsat to Manufacture and Launch 24- transponder Satellite 20
ISRO to Launch INSAT- 4CR 20
TerreStar to Launch TerreStar-1 20
Globalstar to Launch Four SS/L Designed Satellites 21
Optus Selects Arianespace to Launch Optus D3 21
Arianespace to Launch Badr-6 Satellite 21
India to Launch TecSAR 21
Arianespace to Launch Insat 4G 21
Arianespace to Launch AMC-21 Satellite 21
ILS to Launch Ciel-2 Satellite 22
ProtoStar Selects Arianespace to Launch DTH satellite 22
Intelsat Launches Galaxy 17 satellite 22
SES Inks Launch Agreements 22
Kazakhstan to Launch KazSat-2 Satellite 22
Artel Bags Two Contracts From DoD 23
SES’s AMC-18 Spacecraft Set for Commercial Services 23

6. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 23
Radyne Merges with AeroAstro 23
Alliant Announces Acquisition of Swales 23
DataPath Announces Acquisition of SWE-DISH 24
EMS Acquires DSpace 24
ViaSat Announces Acquisition of JAST 25
BC Announces Acquisition of Majority Stake in Intelsat 25
Loral Acquires Telesat Canada 25
Videocon Inks Contract with ISRO for Six Ku-band Transponders 26
Lockheed to Deliver BSAT-3a and JCSAT-11 Spacecraft 26
General Electric Acquires SIH; Splits with SES 26
General Electric Acquires AsiaSat 26
Thales to Build Communications and Observation Satellites 26
SS/L Bags Contract to Manufacture Broadcast Satellite 27
Orbital Bags Major Commercial Satellite Contract from SES 27
Thales Alenia Bags Contract from PT Indosat 27
Telkom Bags Contract of Satellite Transponder Procurement 27
SSTL Receives Contract from ESA 28
Astrium Bags Contract from Hispasat 28
SS/L to Construct Satellites for Echostar and Intelsat 28
Ball Aerospace Receives WorldView 2 Satellite Contract 28
SES NEW SKIES Awards Contract to SS/L 28
Thales Inks €103 Million Contract 29
Bluemagic to Launch DTH Service 29
Talai Offers New Services on Arabsat BADR-4 29
Artel Bags Two Contracts From DoD 29
SES’s AMC-18 Spacecraft Set for Commercial Services 29
Finisar to Acquire Kodeos 29

7. MAJOR PLAYERS 30
Thales Alenia Space (France) 30
APT Satellite Holdings Limited (Hong Kong) 30
Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc. (US) 30
EADS Astrium (France) 30
Eutelsat Communications (France) 30
Horizon Satellite Services FZ LLC. (UAE) 31
Indian Space Research Organization (India) 31
Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd. (Bermuda) 31
Intersputnik International Organization of Space
Communications (Russia) 31
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (US) 32
Loral Space & Communications Inc. (USA) 32
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) (USA) 32
Telesat (Canada) 32
Mabuhay Satellite Corporation (Philippines) 32
NEC Toshiba Space Systems, Ltd. (Japan) 32
Orbital Sciences Corp. (USA) 33
Russian Satellite Communications Company (Russia) 33
Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) 33
SES SA (Luxembourg) 33
SES Astra (Luxembourg) 34
SES Americom, Inc. (USA) 34
New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. (The Netherlands) 34
SES SIRIUS AB (Sweden) 34
The Arab Satellite Communication Organization (Saudi Arabia) 34

8. MARKET ANALYTICS 35

9. NORTH AMERICA 40
Market Overview 40
North American Satellite Transponder Market 40
Market Scenario and Outlook 40
Demand Led by Broadcast Applications 41
Risk Elements for the US Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite
Companies 41
Key Market Trends 41
Growing Demand for HDTV 42

10. EUROPE 44
Market Trends 44
Trends by Frequency Band 44
European Space Industry: An Overview 44
A Peek into Recent Past 45

11. ASIA-PACIFIC 49
Market Scenario and Outlook 49
Digital Divide Mars Asia-Pacific Market 49
An Overview of Satellite Market 49
Transponders: Demand and Supply 49
Government: A Major Player 50
Satellite Broadband Market Facing Hurdles in Japan and South
Korea 50
Plagued by Restricted Demand for Satellite Services 51
Asian Satellite Transponder Capacity 51
Overcapacity: A Major Issue 52
Market Characteristics by Sector 52
Broadcast 52
Networking 52
Trunking 52
Market Drivers 52
Major Markets 52
China 52
Chinese Satellite Transponder Market 52
India 53
Transponder Capacity Shortage Affects DTH Market 53
India to Install Additional Transponder Capacity 54
Japan 54
Satellite Broadband Services Remain Weak 54

12. LATIN AMERICA 56
Market Overview 56
Transponder Market in Latin America Set for Recovery 56
Strong Demand for Satellite Services 56
Outlook 56
Leasing Revenues Decline 57
Market Trends by Sector 57
Broadcast 57
Networking 57
Trunking 57
Competitive Overview 57

13. THE MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA 59
Market Overview 59
Commercial Satellite Transponder Market 59
Competitive Scenario 59


EXHIBITS

Table 1: Percentage Breakup of Global Satellite Transponder
Demand by Region - 2007

Table 2: Percentage Breakup of Global Satellite Transponder
Demand by Application - 2007

Table 3: Percentage Breakdown Global Satellite Transponder
Demand for Broadcast Application by Region - 2007

Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of Global Satellite Transponder
Demand for Trunking Applications by Region - 2007

Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Global Satellite Transponder
Demand for Networking Applications by Region - 2007

Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of Global Satellite Transponder
Demand for Reserve Purposes by Region - 2007

Table 7: Global Last-Mile Data Satellite Demand by
Sub-Segments (In 36 MHz Transponder Equivalents)

Table 8: Global Satellite Transponders Market by Region for
the Period 2007-2015 (Demand in Number of 36 MHz Transponder
Equivalents)

Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Global Satellite Transponders
Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 10: Global Satellite Transponders Market in Broadcasting
Application by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Demand in
Number of 36 MHz Transponder Equivalents)

Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Global Satellite
Transponders Market in Broadcasting Application by Region for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 12: Global Satellite Transponders Market in Trunking
Application by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Demand in
Number of 36 MHz Transponder Equivalents)

Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Global Satellite
Transponders Market in Trunking Application by Region for the
Years 2008 & 2012

Table 14: Global Satellite Transponders Market in Networking
Application by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Demand in
Number of 36 MHz Transponder Equivalents)

Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Global Satellite
Transponders Market in Networking Application by Region for
the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 16: Global Satellite Transponders Market in Reserve
Purposes by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Demand in Number
of 36 MHz Transponder Equivalents)

Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of Global Satellite
Transponders Market in Reserve Purposes by Region for the
Years 2008 & 2012

Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Satellite Operators
for Ku-Band in North America by Leased Capacity (TPEs) - 2002

Table 19: Satellite Transponders Market by Application Areas
in North America: 2007-2015 (Demand in Number of 36 MHz
Transponder Equivalents)

Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Satellite Transponders
Market by Application Areas in North America for the Years
2008 & 2012

Table 21: Market Shares of Leading Operators for Fixed
Satellite Services in Extended Europe - 2004

Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of European Satellite
Transponders Availability by Leading Players -2004

Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of European Satellite
Transponders Availability by DTH Capacity in Use - 2004

Table 24: Market Shares of Leading Satellite Operators for
C-Band by Leased Capacity (TPEs) in Europe - 2002

Table 25: Market Shares of Leading Satellite Operators for
Ku-Band by Leased Capacity (TPEs) in Europe - 2002

Table 26: Satellite Transponders Market by Application Areas
in Europe: 2007-2015 (Demand in Number of 36 MHz Transponder
Equivalents)

Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of Satellite Transponders
Market by Application Areas in Europe for the Years 2008 &
2012

Table 28: Satellite Transponders Market by Application Areas
in Asia Pacific (Incl. Japan): 2007-2015 (Demand in Number of
36 MHz Transponder Equivalents)

Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of Satellite Transponders
Market by Application Areas Asia Pacific (Incl. Japan) for the
Years 2008 & 2012

Table 30: Satellite Transponders Market by Application Areas
in Latin America: 2007-2015 (Demand in Number of 36 MHz
Transponder Equivalents)

Table 31: Percentage Breakdown of Satellite Transponders
Market by Application Areas in Latin America for the Years
2008 & 2012

Table 32: Percentage Breakdown Middle East and African
Satellite Transponder Market by Operator Capacity - 2004

Table 33: Satellite Transponders Market by Application Areas
in Middle East and Africa: 2007-2015 (Demand in Number of 36
MHz Transponder Equivalents)

Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of Satellite Transponders
Market by Application Areas in Middle East and Africa for the
Years 2008 & 2012


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