Satellite Capacity
Overview
The programme sizes the market opportunity for capacity demand and supply by orbit, region and vertical, while identifying key verticals that present opportunities for differentiation and value-added services. It also examines pricing trends and the opportunities for differentiated service offerings. Additionally, the programme examines technology differentiation and the expanding role of advanced capabilities such as cloud services, AI and quantum key distribution (QKD).
Topics for 2026
- LEO disruption and multi-orbit offerings
- Market opportunities, regional trends and pricing
- Managed services and technology differentiation
Highlights from this programme
- Satellite capacity supply and demand: trends and forecasts 2024–2034
- Satellite capacity pricing index 2025
- Satellite operators' financial KPIs 2024
- Chinese satellite constellations: case studies and analysis
Typical client enquiries
- Which trends are influencing demand for the GEO-HTS Ku-band in South America and Asia?
- We are bidding on an RFP for one of our customers and we want get an understanding about spot pricing across South-East Asia. How do you see the pricing changing in next 6 months?
- How is the industry integrating Starlink into their offerings? Which value-added services offer differentiation? What is the pricing for these offers?
- What will influence the GEO-HTS market in next 5 years? Do you see more GEO capacity being launched, with small-GEO offerings?
- What trends are you are seeing in AI and cloud services for satellite communication applications? We have already adopted AI for bandwidth optimisation; what should the next steps in our AI strategy be?
Latest research from the Satellite Capacity programme
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Starlink's broadband access plans and pricing tracker 1Q 2026
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Amazon Leo and TeraWave could fast track the next big space market shifts
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Satellite communications operators’ financial KPIs: 2025