Satellite Communications: Direct-to-Cellular & NTN Deployments & Subscriptions
Price: Starting at USD 7,500
Publish Date: 17 Jan 2025
Code: MD-SATCN-102
Research Type: Market Data

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Actionable Benefits
- Understand the market distribution of Direct-to-Cellular (D2C) and Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) subscriptions by region, band (L-band, S-band, UHF-bands, etc.), orbit (Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)), operational domain, and technology (The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) NTN, 3GPP 5G/Long Term Evolution (LTE), proprietary, etc.).
- Identify which technologies, orbits, regions, and service segments are growing the fastest.

Research Highlights
- D2C and satphone market forecast data out to 2035.

Critical Questions Answered
- What are the forecast connections and revenue by technology (3GPP NTN, 3GPP 5G/LTE, proprietary, etc.)?
- What technology is being used by which orbit? What are the forecast connections and revenue for each?
- What are the forecast connections and revenue by operational orbit?
- What are the forecast connections and revenue by service segments?
- What are the forecast connections and revenue by operational domain?
- What spectrum bands are being used, in which markets, and by which orbits?

Who Should Read This?
- Telcos looking to partner with satellite operators to begin offering D2C services.
- Decision makers in telco and satellite infrastructure planning looking to understand the opportunity for 3GPP NTN (IoT and New Radio (NR)) and D2C.
- Network infrastructure vendors and solutions providers looking to understand the D2C and NTN market opportunity.
- Semiconductor vendors looking to understand the D2C and NTN market opportunity.
- Device vendors looking to understand the D2C and NTN market opportunity.
- Decision-makers within governments and regulatory bodies who are responsible for spectrum allocation and infrastructure.
- Planners within Telco and SatCom organizations who need to chart a path forward to meet the rising demand for bandwidth and ubiquitous connectivity with 5G and future 6G hybrid networks.
Pivot Table Dataset
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Satellite D2C Connections by Technology
3 Columns | 60 Rows (180 data points)
Technology: 3GPP (IoT NTN), 3GPP (LTE/5G), 3GPP (NR NTN), Proprietary D2C, Satellite Phone
Years: 2024 - 2035 -
Satellite D2C Connections Revenue by Region
3 Columns | 72 Rows (216 data points)
Region: Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle East & Africa, North America, Western Europe
Years: 2024 - 2035 -
Satellite D2C Connections Revenue by Orbit
3 Columns | 36 Rows (108 data points)
Type: GEO, LEO, MEO
Years: 2024 - 2035
Version History
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Satellite Communications: Direct-to-Cellular & NTN Deployments & Subscriptions
Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-SATCN-102
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Satellite Communications: Direct-to-Cellular & NTN Deployments & Subscriptions
Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-SATCN-101
Companies Mentioned























Tables
- D2C Partnerships, World Markets: 2024
- Satellite Communications Connections and Subscriptions by Technology Markets, World Markets: 2022 to 2032
- D2C Connections by Technology, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Technology (% Splits), World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Frequency Band, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Region, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Operational Domain, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Technology, Western Europe: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Frequency Band, Western Europe: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Technology, Eastern Europe: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Frequency Band, Eastern Europe: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Technology, Asia-Pacific: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Frequency Band, Asia-Pacific: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Technology, North America: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Frequency Band, North America: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Technology, Latin America: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Frequency Band, Latin America: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Technology, Middle East & Africa: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections by Frequency Band, Middle East & Africa: 2024 to 2035
- Satellite Phones Connections by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- 3GPP (LTE/5G) Connections by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- Proprietary D2C Connections by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- 3GPP (IoT NTN) Connections by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- 3GPP (NR NTN) Connections by Orbit, World Markets: 2022 to 2033
- D2C Connections Revenue by Technology, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Frequency Band, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Operational Domain, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Technology, Western Europe: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Frequency Band, Western Europe: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Technology, Eastern Europe: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Frequency Band, Eastern Europe: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Technology, Asia-Pacific: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Frequency Band, Asia-Pacific: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Technology, North America: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Frequency Band, North America: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Technology, Latin America: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Frequency Band, Latin America: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Technology, Middle East & Africa: 2024 to 2035
- D2C Connections Revenue by Frequency Band, Middle East & Africa: 2024 to 2035
- Satellite Phones Connections Revenue by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- 3GPP (LTE/5G) Connections Revenue by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- Proprietary D2C Connections Revenue by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- 3GPP (IoT NTN) Connections Revenue by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
- 3GPP (NR NTN) Connections Revenue by Orbit, World Markets: 2024 to 2035
Companies Mentioned
- Amazon
- Andrew Corporation
- AST SpaceMobile
- BeiDou
- Claro
- e&
- EchoStar Corporation
- Etisalat
- Eutelsat
- Flex
- Globalstar
- GSMA
- Huawei
- Inmarsat Ltd.
- Intelsat
- Iridium Satellite LLC
- KDDI
- MediaTek Inc
- Motorola Inc
- Nordic Semiconductor
- Optus
- Qualcomm Inc
- Rakuten
- RF Technologies
- SpaceX
- Starlink
- Thuraya
- Verizon
- Vodafone Group
- ZTE Corporation
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