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According to the market research analysts at Technavio, the global satellite broadband communication in public safety market will witness tremendous growth and will post a staggering CAGR of more than 9% over the forecast period. Governments across the globe are taking initiatives to increase the overall penetration of the Internet and voice-based services, which is one of the primary factors driving this market’s growth. Moreover, several government organizations are also mandating cellular operators to incorporate the universal service obligation, which enables them to take advantage of the low cost and faster rollout of VSAT services, thereby empowering rural customers to use VSAT communications. In certain challending geographical locations, it becomes very difficult for the terrestrial vendors to provide to provide services because of the absence of infrastructure or the high cost involved in developing the infrastructure. Under such circumstances, government organizations are adopting VSAT services to provide communication in remote areas. Also, government organizations implemented e-governance projects, such as internet access to primary schools and educational institutes in rural areas, community centers, and rural businesses using VSAT technology, leading to this market’s growth over the estimated period.
In terms of geography, the Americas dominated the market and is likely to reach over USD 914 million by 2020. Some of the major factors contributing to this market’s growth in the region is the increase in public awareness and presence of public safety technologies in North America. Moreover, there is increased penetration of mobile broadband in North America and satellite communication helps in storm and hurricane disaster management, volcano monitoring, vegetation identification, and historical monument inspection, which are highly critical in these regions. Furthermore, the presence of several players in the market has led to technological innovation, which will significantly reduce the response time and make the disaster recovery process quick and reliable.
The competition in the global satellite broadband communication in public safety market is moderate owing to the high initial investment required for new vendors entering the market. The vendors compete on the basis of innovation, performance, product features, quality, and technology and any advancement in a particular technology could make existing products obsolete. Therefore, to remain competitive in the market, vendors not only have to develop technologically but also have to follow emerging technologies that could have an impact on their product lines.
Key vendors in this market are -
Other prominent vendors in the market include Cambium Networks, EchoStar, Ligado Networks (LightSquared), Thrane and Thrane, Globalstar, Intelsat General, Singtel, Telstra, Thuraya, and ViaSat.
The law enforcement agencies segment was the highest revenue contributor in the market and is expected to reach over USD 1 billion by 2020. The growth of this segment is attributed to the increasing adoption of satellite services by police departments in developing nations. Since broadband ensures faster transmission of data and enhances interoperability between public safety departments, police, fire, and other public safety agencies are using satellite broadband services to improve their communication to enable faster and effective emergency responses.
During 2015, the C band segment dominated the market and is likely to reach close to USD 573 million by 2020. This segment is experiencing rapid growth due to the increasing deployment of the technology in cargo vessels. As VSAT provides satellite services at a lower cost, telecom operators and ISPs prefer to deploy VSAT networks instead of terrestrial networks. Furthermore, increasing demand for space-based connectivity in applications such as military, control unmanned aircraft, satellite TV, and internet services in Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia will boost this segment’s growth over the next four years.
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PART 01: Executive summary
PART 02: Scope of the report
PART 03: Market research methodology
PART 04: Introduction
PART 05: Market landscape
PART 06: Market segmentation by end-users
PART 07: Market segmentation by frequency band
PART 08: Geographical segmentation
PART 09: Market drivers
PART 10: Impact of drivers
PART 11: Market challenges
PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 13: Market trends
PART 14: Vendor landscape
PART 15: Appendix
PART 16: Explore Technavio
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