World Ka-band Satellite Broadband
Services Market
Ka-band: The Next Big Step in Satellite
Communications?
“Higher throughput than Ku- or C-band and multi-spot beam capability
enabling dynamic signal strength allocation promise to make Ka-band the
frequency of choice for broadband satellite communications.”
Satellite Communications Analyst Team
Frost & Sullivan
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Industry Trends
• Ka-band is being incrementally introduced by satellite
operators
• C-band and Ku-band spectrum is being depleted
• Ku-band service providers have been unsuccessful in
attracting the large potential market for broadband service
• Government regulators are growing intolerant of Ka-band
licensees that fail to meet construction and launch deadlines
• Capital markets remain closed to Ka-band satellite
broadband ventures
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• Drivers, restraints, challenges, and strategic recommendations
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in the Ka Band satellite broadband services market
• Market sizing and competitive analysis
• Market forecasts and opportunity analysis
• Quarterly assessments
• End-user analysis
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What’s Included
Ka-band demand analysis in business, consumer
and government markets
Competitive analysis of
- Ka-band satellite operators
- Ka-band service providers
- Ka-band manufacturers
Review of Ka-band broadband applications
Regulatory issues
Capital markets for Ka-band service providers
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Key Market Participants
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ABN AMRO
Alenia Aerospazio
Arianespace
Astrium
Ball Aerospace
Bark of America Securities
Bear Stearns
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin
China Great Wall Industry Corp.
Coleman Aerospace
Compagnie Financiere Alcatel
Credit Suisse First Boston
Deutsche Bank
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
EchoStar Satellite Corp.
EMS Technologies
Eurockot Launch Services GmbH
Eutelsat
Federal Communications Commission
Hughes Networks Systems
Indian Space Research Organization
Intelsat
JSAT
Korea Telecom
Lehman Brothers
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Loral Skynet
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Key Market Participants (cont’d)
Merrill Lynch
Miraxis LLC
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
New Skies Satellites
Orbital Sciences Corp.
PanAmSat Corp.
Pegasus Communications, Inc.
Salomon Smith Barney
SatNews
Sea Launch Co., L.L.C.
SES-Americom
SES-Astra
SG Cowen
ShinSat
Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center
Space Communications Corp.
SpaceNews
SS/Loral
Teledesic LLC
Telesat Canada
Telespazio S.p.A.
The Boeing Co.
Thomas Weisel Partners
TRW
Uniter Start Corp.
ViaSatellite
WildBlue Communications
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