Satellite spectrum seen facing pressure from terrestrial operators in future / Paul Kirby [electronic resource]

English

2008

[Abstract] Mr. Touré also hailed the results of the WRC-07, saying it was not easy to get the 161 member states in attendance to reach a consensus on difficult issues. "There were fights, which is normal," he added. But he said if the WRC-07 hadn't addressed key spectrum matters, industry would have sought relief in "another arena," making the ITU "irrelevant." While calling satellite broadband services a "niche market," Romain Bausch, president and CEO of SES Global S.A., predicted a potential market share of 20% for the service in the U.S. Daniel Goldberg, president and CEO of Telesat, said that dedicated satellites for broadband services can be launched once there is a "critical mass" of demand. "A few hundred thousand devices would be a failure," said John Mattingly, president-satellite services for Mobile Satellite Ventures L.P. "We're looking at millions of devices on our system." 'The pie is growing in MSS. There's no doubt about it," said Andrew Sukawaty, chairman and CEO of Inmarsat pic. But he said the market is not big enough for all of the current operators and questioned the viability of ATC offerings in competition with traditional terrestrial providers. "There's going to be fallout in this industry," he said.

Access restricted to onsite users [ITU]

Telecommunications Reports Vol. 74, no. 5(2008) : p. 10 -12