Lluc Palerm

“Satellite communications are on the verge of crossing the chasm: from being a niche technology to becoming mainstream. The excitement is high, and the growth will be exponential, but it is critical to maintain a balanced and unbiased perspective to distinguish real opportunities from the surrounding hype.”

Lluc is a Research Director within the Space practice. He leads the Satellite D2D programme. He also oversees research production across the Satellite Capacity, Satellite Broadband and Satellite Mobility programmes and the Space Sepctrum module. Lluc’s expertise spans satellite direct-to-device (D2D) and satellite IoT, satellite constellations, satellite broadband and satellite networking technologies. His work addresses key industry challenges including constellation capabilities, consumer perceptions and the adoption of satellite technologies and standards, spectrum strategies and policies, and emerging technologies such as flat-panel antennas (FPAs), virtualisation, cloud and AI.

Lluc is actively involved in consulting projects that support telecoms operators in strategising satellite adoption, forecasting supply and demand for next-generation broadband systems and developing market entry strategies for D2D services and IoT constellations. He also helps clients to assess demand for ground segment equipment and vertical applications.

He joined Analysys Mason when Northern Sky Research (NSR) was acquired in 2022. Before joining NSR, he worked at a start-up developing space tourism and satellite launch solutions in technical and business roles. 

Lluc graduated as an Aerospace Engineer from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (2011), where he collaborated with one of its research centres (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)) to develop computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes. He holds a Master’s degree in management from ESADE Business School (2012) specialising in innovation and entrepreneurship.