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Paris, Montreal, Washington D.C. – According to Euroconsult’s newly released report, “India Satcom Markets 2014”, India’s satellite communication sector has experienced significant growth over the past five years driven by explosive demand from DTH pay-TV platforms and growing telecommunication needs in the country. The satcom value chain is strongly influenced by the Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) that is present all along the satcom value chain including for satellite manufacturing, launch, satellite operations, regulations and partially for services.

Paris, Montreal, Washington D.C. – Euroconsult announced today the release of its Executive Report DTH Platforms: Key Economics & Prospects, the yearly reference report on satellite television. More than 150 platforms with TV revenues primarily derived from direct-to-home satellite broadcasting are now offering services. The 202 million DTH subscribers in over 100 countries (early in 2013) will result in over $100 billion in revenues this year. Although the report highlights large national specificities, three market profiles with different growth patterns and service availability can be identified:

Paris, Montreal, Washington D.C. – According to Euroconsult’s new research report on High Throughput Satellites, 33 High Throughput Satellite (HTS) systems will be launched between 2014 and 2016, a record high compared to the total 31 HTS systems that were launched over the last decade. The growing popularity of HTS systems will bring the total cumulative investment to over $12 billion.

Paris – Euroconsult, the leading global research and analyst firm specializing in the satellite sector, announced today the recipients of its 9th Annual Awards for Excellence in Satellite Management. These awards recognize companies and their management for their outstanding accomplishments in the satellite sector. Euroconsult honors the winners at its annual senior executive event, the World Satellite Business Week, which is held each September in Paris and is now in its 16th year. The winners are chosen by a panel of industry experts from Euroconsult, Space News, and SatelliteFinance who assess candidates using rigorous quantitative1 and qualitative2 standards..

Paris – Euroconsult, the leading global research and analyst firm specializing in the satellite sector, announced the recipients of its Annual Earth Observation Business Awards during its Symposium on Earth Observation Business (Sept 13/14). The annual international event features leading executives of EO satellite operators, data distributors, manufacturers, and government and private users. These awards are bestowed upon leaders and their companies for outstanding accomplishment in the sector. Euroconsult pays tribute to the winners each September in Paris during the World Satellite Business Week, the industry’s annual senior executive event, now in its 16th year. Our industry experts use rigorous quantitative1 and qualitative2 standards to select the winners. This year, winners from the Earth observation community were celebrated from the following three categories during the Symposium:

Paris and Montreal, August 23, 2012 – Euroconsult’s latest research report, Satellite Communications & Broadcasting Markets Survey, Forecasts to 2021, revealed that 2011 was a good year for FSS operators, with 4% growth in regular transponder capacity, 33% growth in High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity, and a $724 million increase for total capacity leasing revenues. Earnings were mostly influenced by increasing capacity demand for video services and rising competition in emerging markets.

Paris and Montreal –Euroconsult, the leading international research and analyst firm specialized in the satellite communications sector, today announced the findings of its most recent study of fixed satellite services. Company Profiles, Analysis of FSS Operators, now in its 5th edition, is the only report available worldwide which provides in-depth profiles of all 38 currently-active FSS satellite operators, plus nine companies that will launch commercial satellites in the near future. Through these detailed profiles, Euroconsult provides insight into individual operators and paints a picture of the overall market. 2011 was a particularly important year for FSS operators as a number of countries announced their national satellite systems and several historically hot geographic markets such as Afghanistan and Africa saw decrease in business due to political changes or the arrival of fibre networks.” said Wei LI, Senior Consultant at Euroconsult. “As the result, FSS operators are becoming “smarter” in investing their space assets. We see a number of partnerships, co-shared satellite, and hosted payload announced in the last 18 months.”

Paris and Montreal – Euroconsult, the leading international research and analysis firm specialized in the satellite and telecommunications sectors, has announced that Richard Roithner, Director of Satcom, will be speaking at the upcoming conference on Maritime Insights Europe 2012: Expanding Communications with Fixed & Mobile Networking Solutions to Further Horizons, to be held in London on June 27 and 28, 2012.

Paris and Montreal – Euroconsult, the leading international research and analysis firm specialized in the satellite & space sectors, today announced the launch of its latest research report, “Hosted Payloads: The View From Within.” Following discussions with the Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA), Euroconsult decided to pursue development of the report in order to identify and assess corresponding and conflicting perspectives from the key stakeholder groups directly involved in hosted payload programs. Based on an exhaustive survey, the views of eight key stakeholder groups were examined on the basis of risks, opportunities, challenges and requirements related to hosted payloads. “We have completed more than 40 interviews with both industry and government representatives for our stakeholder survey and five in-depth case studies on U.S., European and Asia-Pacific hosted payloads,” said Susan Irwin, President of Euroconsult USA. “Our interview respondents were well-positioned to provide insights, as 84% have been directly involved in a hosted payload program. Moreover, of these programs nearly half have already been launched, so they were able to discuss the full life cycle from planning to service operation.”

Paris – Euroconsult, the leading international research and analysis firm specialized in the satellite & broadcasting sectors, announced today that the satellite pay-TV industry reached revenues close to $90 billion in 2011, up from $79 billion in 2010. Global industry revenues are expected to reach close to $150 billion in 2021, with emerging markets (i.e. Latin America, Central Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Africa and Asia) representing a growing share of revenues that will nearly double over the next ten years to reach 44% by 2021.