BizAnalyst Network: Satellite Services Extending Reach Again After a Hiatus

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Satellite Services Extending Reach Again After a Hiatus

Once thought to be a major player, mobile satellite services (MSS) has largely been sidelined by the growth of the Internet, cellular and wireless. New deals, though, may mean MSS is on the rise again. Mobile Satellite Ventures will pay Boeing $1 billion to build three satellites that will cover North and South America. And the Intelsat Americas-8 Ku band satellite will support Qualcomm's MediaFLO mobile television rollout. Northern Sky Research says the contract begs the question of whether this and a deal between Crown Castle and SES Americom mean that satellites will find a niche as a platform for mobile TV. Satellites are also expected to cast a growing shadow over the world of satellite imagery services. These services � the most popular is Google Earth � rely on images that often are several years old. New satellites will be able to update images far more often.

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