Satellite Ground Segment to Reach $158 Billion in Next Decade, NSR Says

Total global revenue for the commercial satellite ground segment should top $158 billion between 2016 and 2026, Northern Sky Research said in a news release Monday. It said satellite TV set-top boxes and antennas will remain the biggest source of shipments and revenue, but that the biggest driver of growth will be very small aperture platform modems and baseband equipment driven by such industries as mobility and consumer broadband. NSR also said applications like aeronautical satcom should see big growth, while satcom earth stations will shrink. NSR said low-end antennas are becoming a commodity, while flat panel antennas could be a disruptive technology for segments of the market.