NSR analysts share their top 10 things to watch at SATELLITE 2019.
Where are the FPAs? (Dallas Kasaboski) It was a huge year for Flat Panel Antennas at SATELLITE 2018, with announcements throughout. Yet only two panels will address FPAs this year. Antennas have been under development for some time — so where are the FPAs?
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The Next Big Deal (Shagun Sachdeva) Fresh-faced speakers from Amazon, Softbank, Sprint, Mastercard, Merck, DuPont, IBM, and Siemens are attending. When you get these huge players involved in a relatively smaller market, watch for them potentially making the next big deal.
In-Orbit Servicing: Into the Mainstream? (Shagun Sachdeva) More sessions are discussing in-orbit servicing including “life after life extension.” Is this activity entering the satellite industry mainstream?
IFC: A 4-Letter Word? (Claude Rousseau) With only one session at SATELLITE focusing on In-Flight Connectivity, one has to ask: “What happened?” We’ll be on the lookout for evidence of the promise for cheaper, better service with a strong business model.
Where is Lasercom Today? (Shiva Muruganandham) When will lasercom make its mark? Its importance to data-intensive LEO EO satellites is not forgotten. Will this indeed be the “Decade of Light?”
Getting on with IoT (Alan Crisp) Watch for how the industry will actually deliver IoT services to end customers — no more promotion of “millions of devices out there,” but real end-user developments.
What’s Left for Satcom Mobility? (Brad Grady) Every mobility-focused conversation will include the word “hybrid” and some flavor of “agnostic.” Hopefully, we won’t hear another LEO-HTS constellation announcement — that’s so 2018.
A #Hashtag Rich Environment in Gov/Mil (Brad Grady) All conversations will focus on the need for U.S. government acquisition reform and the hashtag-friendly “Space Force.”
Is Satcom Ready for 5G? (Lluc Palerm) SATELLITE 2019 should showcase concrete steps on how the industry will meet 5G performance requirements and interoperable orchestration with terrestrial networks.
What’s Next for Satellite Capacity Pricing? (Gagan Agrawal) Pricing has been in relentless decline, plummeting 15 to 20 percent per year. With large HTS payloads and LEOs coming in by 2021, the push on lease pricing remains strong in the near term. VS
