Posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Greenfield Satellite Operators to Offer Dual-Mode Cellular Services
ABI Research
New satellite communications operators such as TerreStar Networks and SkyTerra Communications will offer dual-mode (satellite and cellular) services in North America that are enabled with next-generation satellite technologies and supported by dual-mode smartphones. Subsequently, new ABI Research forecasts suggest, some three million satellite-capable LTE smartphones will be shipped in North America in 2012. But, according to the same research, the promising forecast is contingent upon the 4G strategies of US cellular network operators. “Taking the market opportunity at face value, it’s puzzling,” says practice director Kevin Burden. “The likely number of public safety, law enforcement and government market adopters is not enough to support a viable, high growth market. But when you dig deeper, there appears to be a hidden agenda related to using the spectrum for 4G cellular services over the long-term.”
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