VSAT Market
The need of more bandwidth is dramatically increasing on land as
well as at sea. C2SATs new generation of 4-Axes Stabilised Antenna
System provides vessels in motion with on-line two-way satellite
broadband communication making it possible to offer high speed
connectivity via satellite to a larger market.
Based on various market reports (Comsys Maritime
VSAT, Northern Sky Research and SIA) C2SAT
assesses that the VSAT market will experience
a dramatic growth in the forthcoming years, since the demand
for the transfer of digital information to vessels at sea is
increasing. Maritime vessels have become remote corporate
locations and the owners want them to have the same modern
satellite broadband communication as land-based offices. Military
customers will also be increasingly interested in high transmission
capacity to marine offshore units.
Market trends to consider
Price erosion
Standardised products
Services and solutions instead of hardware
Smaller antennas
Service & Installation
Shorter leadtimes
VSAT statistics
| Year |
Installed
terminals |
New
Installations |
Replacement |
| 2004 |
1 763 |
| 2005 |
2 312 |
| 2006 |
3 648 |
| 2007 |
5 220 |
| 2008 |
6 544 |
| 2009 |
8 094 |
+ 1 765 |
+ 215 |
| 2010 |
10 334 |
+ 2 633 |
+ 393 |
| 2011 |
12 893 |
+ 3 248 |
+ 689 |
| 2012 |
15 547 |
+ 3 505 |
+ 850 |
Source: Comsys 1st Edition Maritime VSAT Report 2008
Geographic distribution
Installed VSAT per region
| Region |
Percent |
| Europe |
56% |
| North America |
30% |
| Asia Pacific |
10% |
| South America |
2% |
| Africa |
1% |
| Middle East |
1% |
Source: Comsys 1st Edition Maritime VSAT Report 2008
C2SAT distributes its products via a global network of system
integrators and service providers. End customers using VSAT
antennas range from fishing boats, merchant vessels to
yachts.
C2SAT set prime focus on the following marine
sectors:
• Oil and Gas-, Offshore
• Cruise & Ferry
• Merchant Vessels
• Military Applications
• Seismological Marine Laboratories
• Yachts
Market segments - End customers
The picture below shows the segments (end consumers) of installed
VSATs.
Source: Comsys 1st Edition Maritime VSAT Report 2008