The Growing Importance of Consumer Spending to Satellite Markets

Publication Date	May 2008
Publisher	Frost & Sullivan
Product Type	Report
Pages
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FRS00404

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Summary

This insight discusses the change in emphasis in the satellite industry from a focus on government and corporate infrastructure needs to one much more focused on consumer demand. This has come about though the decrease in demand for traditional telephone trunking and the development of direct broadcast television serving consumers directly and has resulted in much greater satellite industry revenues as the satellite industry moved up the marketplace food chain.

Content

The growing importance of consumer spending to satellite markets
- Introduction
  - Introduction
- Satellite vs. undersea cable
  - Initial undersea cables
  - Undersea cable development
  - Initial fiber optic undersea cable
  - Satellite's remaining advantages
- New roles for satellite
  - Point-to-many-point and television distribution
  - Satellites for program distribution
- Direct to home satellite services
  - Initial dth service
  - Dth comes of age
  - The future of dth
- Satellite industry trends
  - Satellite revenue trends
  - Satellite industry transponder usage trends
  - Ka-band and consumer offerings