European satellite operator, SES, has announced its plans to acquire the U.S. satellite operator and service provider, Intelsat, in a $3.1bn takeover. The move comes after provisional discussions over a merger ended in the summer of 2023. In this article, Valour Consultancy examines what this means in the context of major mobility verticals. Commercial…
Introduction As alluded to in a previous article, there is a fundamental difference between fossil fuels being used for energy production and renewable energy production notwithstanding the ecological and climate benefits. This difference is point of generation (PoG). Fossil fuels must be recovered from the earth and transported to where they can be used. For…
Introducing Valour Consultancy’s brand-new report: The Future of Smart Shipping – 2024. The second edition to our highly popular 2020 report offers an in-depth analysis of the evolving landscape of smart shipping in the maritime industry, highlighting significant changes that have taken place over the last four years. In the wake of global disruptions, the…
During recent client Q&As on border control touchpoints, a question was put to us on where we see the market now compared to two years ago. We are in the midst of updating our Seamless Passenger Journey report and launching two new market intelligence products, our new Smart Borders report and our Smart Airports Tracker…
As we continue to roll out updates to our new smart airports tracker service, we’re providing readers with top-level insights into how the market for self-service, automation and biometric equipment across the various passenger touchpoints is developing. Last month, we focussed on self-bag drop in what turned out to be a hugely popular article and…
Valour Consultancy recently completed the third update to its fledgling smart airport tracker service, which provides clients with an unrivalled view of new technology adoption in airports. This includes a line-by-line view of biometric, self-service and automation equipment installations across various passenger touchpoints throughout the world. Since data was last released at the tail end…
We recently released the latest installment of our Maritime Connectivity Tracker, including some new segmentations and features on Starlink, as well as annualised revenues per service provider. This service supplements our flagship report on The Future of Maritime Connectivity. Valour Consultancy runs this service on a quarterly basis, and is designed to keep those with…
To supplement our in-depth annual deep dive into the in-flight connectivity (IFC) and in-flight entertainment (IFE) markets, Valour currently produces two tracker databases designed to keep those with a vested interest in the IFEC arena updated on installation activity and emerging trends. Recognising the growing link between these two markets, the production of the Q1…
More breaking news was announced this week to shake-up the government, travel and fintech ecosystems, causing our clients to re-visit their carefully planned strategies for 2024 and beyond. With the move to acquire Onfido, Entrust is making another big step away from its Datacard roots in smart card and document production, personalisation and issuance. Since…
In huge news coming out of the airports realm this week (31st January 2024), Amadeus agreed to part with €320 million to acquire biometrics solutions provider, Vision-Box. In this piece, we explore how each entity perfectly complements one another and how the coming together of these two Iberian companies should hasten the adoption of the…
18/01/2024 London ‘The Future of In-Flight Entertainment Content – 2024’ is Valour Consultancy’s latest report and provides a timely overview of key developments that have occurred across the IFE content licensing landscape since 2020. Overall, the market has experienced a strong recovery in the post-COVID era, with content licensing revenues reaching over $U.S. 300 million…
Late in November 2023, our Director of Maritime, Joshua Flood, was given the opportunity to attend Marlink’s maritime analysts and press briefing session in London. Joshua provides a summary below of the inner workings of Marlink: “Held in a boutique hotel in Soho, London, the briefing session was in quite a chic location. Erik Ceuppens…