With Valour’s report on The Future of Maritime Connectivity – 2025 Edition nearing release, preliminary findings have been shared with early purchasers and members of our participant programme. The updated statistics make interesting reading.; here are the key headlines. Key Takeaways The global maritime connectivity retail market was worth $2.4 billion in 2024, an increase…
Aside from frequent discussion as to whether I’d visited Sphere, the latest striking addition to the Las Vegas skyline, a common thread ran through many of my meetings at NBAA-BACE last week: who will prevail in the hotly-contested battle for business jet connectivity supremacy? Fittingly, given its location amongst the largest concentration of gaming tables…
As avid readers will testify, we love a musically-themed blog here at Valour Consultancy. Over the years, we’ve managed to cram in a reference to The Power by SNAP!, twice paid homage to The Beatles (here and here), talked about how seatback IFE is Stayin’ Alive and basked in the glory of Bowie’s Sound and…
Following on from its unveiling of ORCHESTRA a couple of weeks ago, Inmarsat yesterday revealed a key component of the new multi-layer solution, an enhanced L-band network called ELERA. Given its heavy focus on Ka-band over the last few years and the fact that ORCHESTRA also represents the firm’s first move into the low-earth orbit…
One thing is certain within the maritime industry, smart shipping has arrived. However, what most people will think is “What is Smart Shipping?” We look at the latest trend in ship digitlisation. After speaking to range of different players in the ecosystem; I will endeavor to try and provide some understanding of this. Smart shipping,…
The past year will be known as a year of strife and great difficulty for the maritime satellite communications market, as a number of key applications have been greatly affected by the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Valour Consultancy’s 2020 Maritime Connectivity report, we highlighted how the trade sanctions between the United States and…
In Valour Consultancy’s latest report, “The Future of Maritime Connectivity – 2020 edition”, Marlink Group remained the largest retail service provider for VSAT communication services. The global service provider increased its revenue market share from 23.1 per cent in 2018, to 23.9 per cent in 2019. Marlink has a proactive approach to customer service ensuring…
2019 was an exciting year in terms of new options for in-flight business jet connectivity and in this article, we ponder whether the increased number of players each now offering a plethora of solutions can really be sustained longer term. Historically, provision of wholesale cabin business jet connectivity services for VIP and private aircraft has…
Inmarsat started off in 1979 as the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT), a non-profit intergovernmental organisation created to establish and operate a satellite communications network for maritime use. They were funded by a group of 28 mainly maritime nations. In 1999, this rose to 86 countries and at the same time the Global Maritime Distress…
In October 2018, Valour Consultancy will publish a long-awaited update to its maritime connectivity report. For those that simply cannot wait to get a hold of this information, we thought we’d share a sneak peek of our just-realised preliminary data… Our statistics show that the global maritime connectivity market will continue to grow strongly in…
Last month, Valour Consultancy released its latest analysis of the market for in-flight connectivity on VIP and business aircraft. The study draws upon our considerable expertise in analysing the adoption of in-flight connectivity (IFC) in commercial aviation and is the result of a rigorous primary research phase consisting of numerous interviews with key players from…
Despite the moderate adoption of new advancements on communication technologies and industrial IoT, the shipping industry is still lagging behind in their implementation of end-to-end solutions, data management, and operational processes for integral connectivity. With more than 90% of consumable goods being shipped around the globe, there are still some unimpeachable factors that need to…
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