ABI Sees SpaceX and Kuiper VSAT Terminals Dominating

The satellite communications user terminals market should reach $238 billion by 2030, ABI Research said Tuesday. That market includes traditional very small aperture terminals (VSAT), broadband global area network terminals, satellite phones and 5G mobile devices, it said. Andrew Cavalier, satellite communications senior analyst, said SpaceX and Amazon's Kuiper will be the front-runners in satellite broadband due to their low cost, flat panel terminals. ABI said by 2030, annual shipments of flat panel VSAT terminals should reach 2 million annually.