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Government Agencies Represented More Than Half Of New Satellite Business
San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2008 Hannover Fairs USA and Futron have announced results of their annual satellite industry survey conducted during the International Satellite Communications exchange (ISCe 2008) that concluded here. For the second time in the seven years Futron has conducted the survey, questions were targeted specifically at military/other government attendees, as well as commercial industry representatives. Attendees at the 7th annual ISCe, the 26th Annual AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC) and the 2nd Annual Navy SATCOM Users Workshop that ran concurrently with ISCe, were asked their opinions on current and future business opportunities and trends in the government and commercial satellite industry sectors. Among the key findings from the 250 attendees responding to the survey are: Commercial Respondents: - Most commercial attendees project that their business, while continuing to be heavily dominated by government activities, will move somewhat more into a balance of government and non-government use during the next two to three years. - Continuing a trend identified in previous Futron/ISCe surveys, commercial attendees also project that DoD will remain their primary target for new products and services. However, some 5 percent are planning to increase their solutions targeting DHS and public safety/first responders. - While satellite capacity sales remain the dominant new service driver for most respondents, more than 20 percent see an increase in their hybrid network services. - Twice as many respondents as last year project software to be their big driver of new business. Military Respondents: - Almost 70 percent of military and other government attendees anticipate that the launch of new military satellites will have no impact on their use of commercial communications satellites; more than 20 percent projected that commercial usage will decline by 25 percent or more. - While 70 percent believe availability of appropriate space segment is the government's greatest challenge in utilizing commercial satellites, 30 percent see availability of ground terminals as even more of a challenge in utilizing commercial bandwidth. - Military/government attendees gave the commercial satellite industry good grades on understanding and meeting government needs. More than 85 percent reported that commercial vendors meet their needs in a timely manner always or most of the time, while 76 percent believe industry understands their service and procurement requirements. Futron's study was tabulated from written responses of conference attendees, composed of executives representing the world's leading satellite operators, manufacturers and service providers, and representatives of most branches of the U.S. military. "This is the seventh year Futron has conducted this industry survey in cooperation with ISCe," said Andrea Maleter, Technical Director, Futron Corp. "We find this onsite conference polling tool invaluable as a means of hearing firsthand from industry leaders about their experiences and views on what directions they anticipate the market going. This year's military/government attendee input will also help the commercial industry better shape its services going forward." "ISCe affords an ideal opportunity for top satellite industry executives and government leaders to preview new technologies and opportunities," said David Bross, ISCe chairman. "With its landmark three-track program (ICSSC 2008 and Navy SATCOM Users Workshop) ISCe 2008 brought together an influential gathering of industry and government leaders who shared vital information that will contribute to the ongoing development of innovative products and opportunities in both commercial and government enterprise." Related Links Futron The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Star One C2 Satellite Operational In Orbit
Cannes, France (SPX) Jun 09, 2008Following the Final Acceptance Review (FAR) successfully held on May, the control of Star One C2 telecommunication satellite has been transferred to Star One and is now operational in geostationary orbit at 70 degees West. |
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