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NSR Bottom Line - HAPs: stratospheric vision, humble pitfalls and challenges
While the satellite industry is buzzing over the evolving LEO constellations wave, with news ranging from the launch of SpaceX’s Starlink...
Nov 20, 20194 min read


8,137 Smallsats to launch in the next decade, generating $42 billion in cumulative revenue
NSR’s Small Satellite Markets Report, 6th Edition (SSM6), released today, forecasts the market to yield close to $42 billion in...
Nov 19, 20192 min read


HTS the key to 480+ Gbps of GovMil bandwidth consumption by 2028
NSR’s newly released Government and Military Satellite Communications, 16th Edition (GMSC16) report finds another year of growth for...
Nov 6, 20192 min read


NSR Bottom Line - The grand C-band debate: too early to predict a winner?
Two years since Intelsat first proposed it, C-band spectrum (3.7-4.2 GHz) repurposing has been a consistent newsmaker. Marred with...
Nov 4, 20194 min read


NSR Bottom Line - EO SAR: Trick or Treat?
It’s that time of year again. Autumn leaves, and children in costume, candy and ghosts around every corner. In our business, many days...
Nov 1, 20193 min read


NSR reports chaos in satellite broadband ecosystem spurs growth
NSR’s VSAT and Broadband Satellite Markets, 18th Edition report, released today, forecasts healthy revenues in the next decade with...
Oct 30, 20192 min read


NSR: satellite industry financials show 6% growth, but challenges persist
NSR’s Satellite Industry Financial Analysis, 9th Edition (SIFA9) report, released today, finds a 6% industry growth in 2018-2019, on the...
Oct 23, 20191 min read


NSR bottom line - HAPs: from the edge of space
Two years ago, an unlikely candidate made its way up to the edge of space: KFC’s Zinger chicken sandwich aboard the Stratollite balloon...
Oct 11, 20193 min read


NSR Bottom Line - consumer IoT: a vast untapped Satcom opportunity?
M2M and IoT via satellite has traditionally been dominated by industrial applications, with Transportation, Cargo, Maritime and Energy...
Oct 7, 20194 min read


NSR Bottom Line - Earth Observation: Non-imagery growing fast
Last week, 16-year old Greta Thunberg spoke at the United Nations, urging world leaders to take more definitive action against climate...
Oct 2, 20193 min read
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