The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released Ground Segment: Just a Service?, a new research report that examines the differing business models of today’s ground-segment-as-a-service (GSaaS) providers, the markets they serve, and the issues around integrating a teleport’s physical and data systems with this new class of service providers.

Internet usage has doubled in the past eight years, with an estimated 67% of the world population using broadband services in 2022, according to the world’s leading authority on space and satellite-based applications markets, Euroconsult. From access to public services such as remote health advice to remote working and learning and the ability to communicate opinions and share information, universal connectivity has become an increasing priority for governments across the globe.

Connected Car Revenues To Quadruple by 2030 at $244 Billion. 

Car connectivity will accelerate over the next 7 years and reach 828.7 million, triple the 279.3 million of 2022, as old models are retired and embedded mobile network access becomes standard on ever more vehicles rather than just luxury models. Revenues derived from car connectivity will increase even more sharply and quadruple to $244 billion by 2030, as 5G access becomes increasingly prevalent to deliver added value services such as Ultra HD streaming and more ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) features.

More so than any other content vertical, live sports seem to be the definitive means by which our industry values a video service. With live sports comes a captive fanbase that are willing to jump through hoops to watch the games, as well as one or two zeitgeist moments of the calendar year which will draw astonishing traffic to whichever service is playing host.
 

OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 22 Eastern European countries will reach $5.7 billion in 2028; nearly double from $2.9 billion in 2022.

Poland will remain the OTT revenue winner; doubling its total between 2022 and 2028 to $2.2 billion. Russia’s growth will be muted given the sanctions. Together Poland and Russia will account for 61% of the region’s 2028 total revenues.

The digital connectivity divide separating the globe's least developed countries (LDCs) from the world as a whole shows no sign of narrowing. In fact, it is widening on key factors, according to ITU's Facts and Figures: Focus on Least Developed Countries. 

High-speed fibre is now the primary fixed broadband technology in 19 out of 38 OECD countries, according to the latest data. Among these countries, 15 have a share of fibre subscriptions of over 50%.

In their latest edition of the FSS Capacity Pricing Trends report, Euroconsult, the leading global consulting firm for satellite-enabled markets, reported that fixed-satellite service (FSS) capacity pricing is decreasing at a rapid rate due to services supported by next-generation geostationary (GEO) and non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) HTS systems such as Starlink undercutting the market.

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