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New satellite phone systems will result in the emergence of the first truly trans-border business organizations, the overhaul of existing telecommunications regulatory procedures, and the ability of billions of previously unconnected people to communicate, says a new report by
Insight Research. GMPCS--global mobile personal communications via satellite--networks will open up entirely new regions of the world to the information age, with resounding long-term impacts on the global economy.
According to Insight's report Satellite Communications for the Next Century: Global Markets for GMPCS
LEOs, MEOs, and GEOs, 1999-2004, GMPCS networks will provide instant coverage to over 90 percent of the earth's surface not currently serviced by terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure. The long-term ramifications on the worldwide economy will be comparable to that of the personal computer revolution. Industry decision makers will want to adopt a broad and long-term planning horizon to reap the benefits inherent in satellite-based telecommunications, and to position their companies for success in this rapidly growing market. INSIGHT forecasts that GMPCS revenue will increase by 60 percent annually over the next five years.
"In the event that even a small majority of the planned GMPCS networks ultimately prove to be successful, their combined impact will extend far beyond the telecom industry," says Robert Rosenberg, president of
Insight. "They will create new services, new customers, new vendors, new regulatory apparatus, and a new definition of telecommunications service provider."
Further GMPCS market analysis are published in Satellite Communications for the Next Century: Global Markets for GMPCS
LEOs, MEOs, and GEOs, 1999-2004, a
145-page market research study. The report presents historical developments of satellite
communications, describes GMPCS technology, profiles major vendors, and
builds a demand-side model for GMPCS services, forecasting service revenue
to 2004 and beyond. The study concludes with near-, medium-, and long-term
(2020) success strategies, industry growth, usage, revenue, and
cost-per-minute. An excerpt of this study is offered online at www.insight-corp.com/satellite.asp.
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