SME / big players market shares
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GLOBAL MARKET STATISTICAL FIGURE AND MARKET SHARES RELATED TO THE VARIOUS EXISTING APPLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF EARTH OBSERVATION
There are two primary classes of EO services:
- Recent services available from the 1990s. This primarily comprises EO services using ERS & ENVISAT missions’ data:
- SAR sensors (e.g.SAR and ASAR in ERS and Envisat),
- Medium Resolution Optical sensors (e.g.MERIS, A-ATSR on Envisat).
- Altimeter
- other data sources (e.g. RADARSAT SAR).
This corresponds to the fraction of the complete EO services business that is represented in the subset Group 1 in Figure 1.
- More established and mature services originating in the 1980s, typically using Optical data (generally not based on ESA missions), such as:
- VHRO sensors (e.g. IKONOS, QuickBird, etc.),
- High Resolution Optical (e.g. LANDSAT, SPOT),
- Medium Resolution Optical sensors (e.g. VEGETATION, NOAA AVHRR).
This corresponds to the fraction of the complete EO services business that is represented in the subset Group 2 in Figure 1.
In Figure 1 it is thought:
A: Dominant fraction of the total EO services market,
B: Small to medium fraction of the total EO services market,
C: Small fraction of the total EO services market,
D: Marginal fraction of the total EO services market.
It was believed that there are high levels of variability in product and service offerings, in terms of the information content, the performance and quality levels, the processes by which the information was generated and the level of maturity of the chain through which services are delivered. There were thought to be approximately 20 marketable SAR based services currently available, serving both land and ocean domains. [1]
GLOBAL MARKET STATISTICAL FIGURE AND MARKET SHARES RELATED TO THE VARIOUS EXISTING APPLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF GNSS
SME and start-up access to the market
Due to their flexibility and innovative power start-up companies and SMEs are expected to play an important role in creating new GNSS related products and services. [2]
GALILEO contribution to overall GNSS market growth
In this section we will show the market prospects for european industrial players and the european suppliers global revenue. [3]
Ensure european share
There is a huge market potential for GNSS but market preparations and investments are needed downstream to ensure the european suppliers global market shares. [3]
Global market forecast
Market take-up is estimated and information on current pricing and future trends is used to produce a turnover model. In view of the diversity of the overall supply chain for navigation products and services, forecasts are made regarding the specific segments of the market. [4]
GLOBAL MARKET STATISTICAL FIGURE AND MARKET SHARES RELATED TO THE VARIOUS EXISTING APPLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Privatization, consolidation, and growth in commercial space industry
Overall growth in the global commercial space industry continued in 2005. Consolidation,
changing ownership trends, and technology innovations were the key developments in the
satellite services industry for 2005. There were 15 commercial launches in total in 2005 –
matching last year’s number – while satellite manufacturers recuperated from last year’s low
of 12 with the launching of 20 new commercial satellites (see Figure 2). This exceeds
industry expectations of 10-15 commercial satellite orders in 2005.
The general trend towards the privatization of government-owned telecommunications agencies continued in 2005 with the first initial public stock offerings of PanAmSat, New Skies Satellites, and Inmarsat, with Eutelsat expected follow soon. While some industry insiders forecast positive results from private ownership, others caution that innovation and reliability may be undermined in favor of cost efficiency. Other experts argue that private ownership of satellite operators will not fundamentally alter the downward trend in manufacturing, citing other factors such as the increased transponder capacity of nextgeneration satellites. 2005 also saw continued consolidation in the commercial space sector. Overcapacity concerns and resulting depressed prices have led to a string of mergers and acquisitions in recent years, which continued in 2005. In the satellite service sector, Intelsat purchased PanAmSat for $3.2 billion and SES Global purchased New Skies for $760 million. In the launch sector, EADS acquired Dutch Space BV. In the manufacturing sector, Alcatel Alenia merged with Telespazio and SpaceDev merged with Starsys Research Corporation in 2005. The benefits of economies of scale in satellite fleet procurement and management, as well as larger capital market access, promote consolidation. Further industry consolidation may take the form of integration between providers of different types of services. Demand for new digital applications, networking, and data management will likely push satellite service providers to find new ways of using and combining technologies. [5]
ISP (Internet Service Provider) market share: an US perspective
While the majority of online households (67 percent) still access the Web through narrowband dial-up modems, approximately a third of Internet-enabled homes in the U.S. now enjoy the benefits of a broadband connection. Approximately two-thirds of these households with high-speed access use a cable connection, representing 23 percent of all online households. DSL subscribers currently account for approximately 31 percent of the broadband households and 10 percent of all online households in the U.S.
At the provider level, AOL continues to hold a dominant position. Not surprisingly, AOL holds a strong position in the dial-up market, providing service to 45 percent of all narrowband households. On the broadband front, AOL reaches approximately 13 percent of high-speed households through a combination of “Bring Your Own Access” and bundled connections. Comcast and Time Warner/Road Runner, the nation’s two largest broadband providers, together account for approximately 35 percent of U.S. home broadband connections. SBC, the largest DSL provider in the country, supplies access to approximately 10 percent of households with a high-speed connection and 3 percent of all Internet-enabled households (see Table 1).
ISP market share and performance at the local level
An analysis of Internet connection type at the local level reveals important variation by market. For example, in Dallas-Fort Worth approximately 72 percent of all online households in the market access the Internet by a dial-up connection. By comparison, only 59 percent of Web-enabled households in Boston still use dial-up access.
Because the competitive landscape among high speed providers is different in every local market, it is essential that providers accurately understand their standing in the markets in which they operate, by an objective and actionable view of their performance relative to their true, local competitors (see Table 2). [6]
References
[1] P.Curtis, F.Knops
"The state & health of the european and canadian EO service industry".
[2] G.Dippel-Hens (GALILEAN working group report)
"GNSS business issues".
[3] B.Holt Andersen, M.Dillon, W.Forrest
"Market development - The route to the market".
[4] Galileo Joint Undertaking
"Business in satellite navigation - An overview of market developments and emerging applications".
[5] Space Security
"Commercial space - Key trends".
[6] comScore.com
"Local market ISP benchmarking report".
