Economy
Commercial Space Products and Services
Economy: Space Economy – TSR 2010
2009 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services – Snapshot
Estimates of revenue generated by the satellite positioning market in 2008 ranged from less than $## billion, according to analyst firms IMS Research and BCC Research, to more than $## billion, according to ABI Research. In 2009, market research firm RNCOS forecast that the worldwide market for mobile location technologies would exceed $## billion in 2013. RNCOS also expects a market shift from the dominant personal navigation devices (PNDs) toward GPS-enabled smartphones, which will comprise ##% of the market in 2013.
2009 – Earth Observation – Snapshot
Earth observation systems provide a diverse array of satellite data and value-added imagery products to government and industry. This information helps organizations understand climate change, promote national security, assist in the management of natural resources, and support infrastructure construction and maintenance. As the cost of land imagery decreases, satellite operators are increasingly shifting toward integrated imagery and data services to differentiate and add value for clients. This trend is expected to continue as new satellite operators enter the market and as automated data interpretation, integration, and web-based hosting systems mature.
2009 – Satellite Radio – Snapshot
The digital audio radio services sector, known as satellite radio, experienced a slight decline in 2009 due to the sluggish economy and a poor year for the auto industry. Satellite radio revenue decreased to an estimated $## billion in 2009 compared to $## billion in 2008. It is expected that growth in the satellite radio market will continue to be closely tied to the economic situation in the United States, particularly to the negative impact of declining sales in the…
2009 – Satellite Television – Snapshot
DTH television’s $## billion in estimated 2009 revenue constitutes ##% of the commercial satellite services sector. North American DTH companies DIRECTV and DISH Network continue to lead the marketplace with combined estimated total revenues of $## billion in 2009. The remaining $## billion comes from revenue of non-U.S. DTH providers. Analysts predict that the number of worldwide DTH subscribers will exceed ## million by 2018.
2009 – Commercial Space Products and Services – Snapshot
The total revenue for commercial satellite services in 2009 is estimated at $## billion, #% more than the $## billion figure in 2008. Commercial satellite services continue to drive growth in the satellite industry due to increasing demand for satellite capacity despite global economic challenges. This calculation does not include GPS-related revenue, which is counted in the ground equipment sector.
2008 – Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services – Snapshot
The satellite positioning market is extremely large, with estimates of the total revenues from equipment and services ranging as high as $## billion a year, according to a 2008 study from ABI Research. Since there is no direct usage fee for the positioning signal provided by the GPS satellites, these revenues flow from user equipment, software applications, and secondary services related to such applications. The equipment market is discussed with other ground equipment and the associated revenues are included in the ground equipment revenues.
2008 – Earth Observation – Snapshot
Broadly defined, the Earth observation market includes revenues from applications as varied as weather forecasting, intelligence-gathering, highway inspections, climate change studies, and commercial uses in agriculture, fishing, mining, construction, and public health. Based on BCC Research revenue data, the estimated total global expenditure for this overall satellite-based Earth observation market in 2008 was $## billion, a #% increase from $## billion in 2007. Weather forecasting and intelligence-gathering applications experienced the highest growth rates, approximately #% and #%, respectively.
2008 – Satellite Communications – Snapshot
The key components of FSS revenues are video distribution and data communications, which include both private enterprise networks using VSATs and consumer broadband access. VSAT networks use FSS capacity, and the revenues from those services are captured in the FSS section. VSAT operators also provide hardware and network management services. The newest area of data communications, consumer broadband Internet access, is small but growing in importance. In 2008, the primary market for broadband to the home was in North America, where…
2008 – Satellite Television – Snapshot
FSS includes the provision of satellite capacity for a range of applications from video distribution to relaying telephone signals, and integrated voice/data services on private networks which often use very small aperture terminals (VSAT networks). Estimated 2008 revenue for FSS is $## billion. This value is based on actual data reported as of January 2009, and past years’ data from SIA.