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Future trends in satellite communications

Future trends in satellite communications

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As stated in the introductory Chapter, satellite communications in the late 1990s is in another interesting period of change and this is not the best time to make predictions for the future. As this Section is being written the first of the GMPCS satellite constellations (Iridium) is about to launch its service. This represents a tremendous change from the thirty-odd years in which the GEO ruled supreme. Both of the major IGOs, INTELSAT and INMARSAT, are embarked on the process of becoming private organisations after having dominated innovation in satellite communications for the same period of time. Thus satellite communication, despite being a truly global business, is set to become a predominantly commercial one. We are also witnessing convergence of manufacturers, service providers and content providers to provide new systems in a different format than hitherto. There is a convergence of media data, voice and video and the beginnings of a demand for interactive/multimedia services on the back of the explosion in demand for Internet.

Inspec keywords: satellite communication; Internet; multimedia communication

Other keywords: GMPCS satellite constellation; INMARSAT organization; satellite communication; Internet; content provider; service provider; interactive-multimedia service; IGO organization; GEO; INTELSAT organization

Subjects: Satellite communication systems

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