Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: satellite and terrestrial technologies case studies
"The USA's BEAD Program is the largest federal connectivity initiative in history. Its shift to technology-neutral procurement marks a new opportunity for LEO satellite providers."
This report analyses the role of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband within the USA's Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, following its shift to a technology-neutral framework.
This report answers the following questions.
- How has BEAD's technology-neutral framework reshaped competition between LEO satellite, fibre, hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC) and fixed-wireless access (FWA)?
- In which regions is LEO satellite winning awards, and what do state-level outcomes for LEO reveal about the economics of capacity sub-grants compared to fibre infrastructure?
- How do Starlink and Amazon Leo compare on coverage, capacity and execution risk?
- What lessons does BEAD offer governments designing future broadband subsidy programmes?
For more information, see Analysys Mason's Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding and awards tracker.
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