Description

The research service investigates the market demand for cellular network expansion in developing markets and analyzes what portion of demand will be met through satellite-based backhaul. As the global mobile phone subscriber base moves beyond the current 2.2 billion, an overwhelming majority of new users is to be found in the developing world. In 2005 alone, over 84% of subscriber growth was accounted for by developing countries. The high demand for cellular service together with underdeveloped terrestrial infrastructure represents a huge opportunity for the satellite industry. Mobile operators throughout Africa, Asia and South America have been turning to satellite to deploy as much as a 100% of their cellular network outside city centres.