Land Mobile Satcom Has Broadband Future, Says NSR Analyst

The next few years will see a big shift from land mobile satcom focusing on narrowband devices such as handheld phones to broadband use cases, blogged Northern Sky Research analyst Alan Crisp Tuesday. Operators will need to look to a wider array of ground terminals to play in that broadband land mobile marketplace, he said. "A business model selling handhelds won’t cut it anymore," and offering flat panel and roof-mounted antennas and "backpackable connectivity must become the norm," he said.