NSR’s Land Mobile via Satellite, 9^th Edition (LMvS9) report, released today, forecasts despite some challenges with enterprise segments over the past 16 months, consumer handheld demand soared throughout 2020, after challenges at the start of the year. LMvS9 finds this solid base propelling the market to add over 500,000 new land mobile subscribers over the coming decade, reaching 1.2 million active subscribers in 2030.

According to new research from Research and Markets the commercial satellite market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of more than 7% from 2020-2025. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to generate the highest demand during the forecast period.

At the Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) recent Future of Video India conference, industry leaders remained upbeat on the potential for growth despite a painful 2020 which had seen a 25% drop in TV advertising revenue. The conference opened with an overview of the Future of Video in India with Mihir Shah, VP, India, at Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Digital TV Research forecasts 15 million more pay TV subscribers between 2020 and 2026 to take the global total to 1.02 billion. Between 2020 and 2026, 92 countries will add pay TV subscribers and 46 countries will lose subscribers.

In its latest report, titled Prospects for Maritime Satellite Communications,” Euroconsult, the world’s leading authority on space and satellite-based applications markets, quantifies the heavy impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on satellite services for the maritime market. With in depth detail on maritime communications market dynamics today and over the next ten years, the research highlights coming opportunities for consolidation and how non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite constellations will change the playing field.

Global revenues from OTT TV episode and movies will reach US$ 210 billion in 2026; up from US$ 106 billion on 2020 according to new research from Digital TV research. About US$ 23 billion will be added in 2021 alone.

NSR’s Moon Markets Analysis report, launched today, forecasts 140 Moon Missions launching over the next decade to generate US$ 42.3 Billion. As budget announcements with approved appropriations roll out and the ARTEMIS program commits to the first woman, and next man, on the moon by 2024, the major growth areas include orbital and surface infrastructure building.

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2021 and reiterated its full-year 2021 outlook. Net loss was US$ US 5.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2021, as compared to net loss of US$ 31.7 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020. This decrease in net loss was primarily the result of the absence of debt extinguishment costs, which were incurred in the year ago period with Iridium’s refinancing of its senior unsecured notes.

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released Coming Out of COVID-19, a new research report that explores the widespread impact that COVID-19 had on satellite and teleport operators around the globe. The report examines the similar and disparate ways technology companies addressed the pandemic with new policies for both internal operations and relations with new and existing customers.

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Minisatellites estimated at US$12 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 25.5% over the analysis period 2020-2027 according to Research and Markets. Communication, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 26% CAGR and reach US$24 Billion by the end of the analysis period. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the Remote Sensing segment is readjusted to a revised 28.5% CAGR for the next 7-year period.