The World Teleport Association announced publication of a new white paper, "Ka-Band and the Teleport," which examines how the coming wave of Ka-band satellite capacity may transform the business of companies that create and deliver services via satellite today.

Television services in Latin America will grow by double digits over the next five years, outpacing service growth in Asia and other emerging markets, according to international research firm Parks Associates.

Euroconsult forecasts that an estimated 1,220 satellites will be built for launch over the next decade.

The average of 122 satellites to be launched per year is up significantly from the annual average of 77 satellites launched in the previous decade, a sign that government and commercial operators require more satellite capabilities. In Euroconsult’s just released "Satellites to be Built & Launched by 2019, World Market Survey," the company projects that revenues from the manufacturing and launch of these 1,220 satellites will reach US$ 194 billion worldwide for the decade.

The United Arab Emirates is the most connected country in the Arab World according to the Arab Advisors Group’s annually released Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM); Saudi Arabia and Qatar followed in second and third ranks respectively. The Arab Advisors Group calculates its Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM) by adding the household mainlines penetration, cellular penetration, and Internet users penetration rates in each country.

Euroconsult forecasts that the number of satellite communications terminals aboard commercial and private ships will more than double over the next decade as demand for bandwidth on the high seas continues to surge.

The Asia-Pacific GPS Navigation and LBS market to rise to $3.16 billion in 2014, a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 50.7%, according to a recent report by Research and Markets.   The Asia-Pacific will account for 23.6% of the world market share for GPS Navigation and LBS spend in 2014.

Among the highlights of the report's findings include:

Ericsson's  ConsumerLab has released the results of a recent study called "Multi Screen Media Consumption 2010". Data was collected in China, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the UK and US. The sample in the study is representative of more than 300 million consumers.

The study shows that people are spending up to 35 percent of their leisure time watching TV and video content, and that consumers are becoming more aware of new technologies, which in turn are creating new patterns of media consumption.

NSR’s annual in-depth analysis of the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) market found the industry remained generally stable over the past 12 months amidst turmoil surrounding the global economy. By focusing on a core suite of unique applications and customers, in addition to funding and building the next generation of satellites to enable a new era in MSS provisioning, the MSS industry continues to trudge forward and plan for its next growth phase.  

 DUBLIN,  August 15, 2010— The global market for GPS navigation and Location Based Services to rise to $13.4 billion in 2014, a CAGR of 51.3% An increasing number handsets launched have GPS capability and we expect greater ubiquity of GPS / LBS over the next five years, according to Research and Markets's new report "US GPS Navigation and Location Based Services Forecast 2010-14."  

The digital radio market has just began to see consumer adoption in the US and Western Europe. By the end of 2010, about four million digital radios using iBiquity’s proprietary HD Radio technology will have shipped in the US. In Europe (led by Britain) governments have chosen the DAB standard and consumers have purchased nearly 13.5 million radio receivers. By 2015, the worldwide installed base of digital radio receivers, excluding handsets, is expected to reach nearly 200 million units.