The latest forecast from Rethink TV charts the arrival of Open Caching technologies, and the impact they will have on the Video Delivery Market. This market shows no sign of slowing, but there is a fight brewing among its component parts. CDNs currently reign supreme, and while we have previously examined the potential impact of WebRTC and Decentralized-CDN (D-CDN), as part of our CDN studies, the new disruptor on the block is Open Caching.

According to the Market Statsville Group (MSG), the global commercial satellite imaging market size is expected to grow from USD 3,316.7 million in 2021 to USD 8,553.3 million by 2030, at a CAGR of 11.1% from 2022 to 2030. Commercial satellite imaging is a technique for displaying high-resolution datasets of ground conditions. It compares date, pricing, and resolution with other vendors by searching a map or an area of interest.

WTA has released its newest research report: “It’s Alive!” How Innovation Enables Teleport Success in a Changing Video Distribution Market. The report is free for WTA Members and available for purchase by others. Click here to get the report.

A new report from Inmarsat and Globant finds existing satellite technologies could save up to 5.5 billion tonnes of CO_² a year. Satellite technologies are already reducing carbon emissions by 1.5 billion tonnes (or 1.5 gigatons) every year, according to independent research report Can Space Help Save The Planet?, commissioned by Inmarsat from leading consultants at Globant’s Sustainable Business Studio. This is equivalent to almost four times the entire UK’s annual emissions in 2021[1] or the lifetime emissions of 50 million cars[2].

According to Market Statsville Group (MSG), the global commercial satellite imaging market size is expected to grow from USD 3.3 Billion in 2021 to US$ 8.5 Bil. by 2030, at a CAGR of 11.1% from 2022 to 2030. Commercial satellite imaging is a technique for displaying high-resolution datasets of ground conditions.

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NSR launched today the Version 3.0 of its Non-GEO Constellations Analysis Toolkit (NCAT3), enhancing the industry-leading evaluation toolset of LEO and MEO satellite constellations. NCAT3 expands the set of NSR-surveyed systems to 72 s

In many countries satellite video broadcasting is a major means of linear TV and radio delivery. But consumers today expect the convenience of watching linear and on-demand content on portable devices such as tablets, notebooks and mobile phones. Consequently, most video content providers now have dual-platform operations: a legacy (satellite) broadcast head-end, using MPEG Transport Stream delivery that serves integrated digital TVs or set-top boxes connected to consumers’ main room TV screens, and in addition an OTT streaming platform supporting live and on-demand content distribution, using unicast adaptive bit rate (ABR) streaming to mobile devices. 

Data usage on commercial maritime vessels has jumped more than threefold since 2019, according to new communications analysis by Inmarsat  that underlines the shipping industry’s reliance on digital connectivity to enhance operating efficiency and safeguard crew welfare during a period of unprecedented disruption to seaborne trade. 

The latest Ground Segment Market report by leading space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult projects the ground station segment to remain quite stable over the 2022 – 2031 period, with a year-on-year growth of 1.4% and a forecasted market value of US$ 3.6 Billion by 2031, driven by the growing demand for data & services.