Satellite ground segment: moving to the cloud

The satellite industry is poised at the convergence of multiple trends from the wider ICT ecosystem. Taking cues from its influence as an enabling technology in other industries, only in recent years has Cloud Computing emerged as influential in the satellite world - in the context of efficient and automated delivery of business value to satellite customers, whether in Earth Observation or Communications.

This report includes discussion of the following topics

• An Introduction to the Satellite Ground Segment
• A Market in Transformation 
• Bringing Down EO Data in the Cloud 
• The Drivers Behind Cloud-Based Ground Services
• CAPEX Heavy Space Segment: Emergent Small Satellite Players
• Rise of the Geospatial Cloud
• Enterprise Digitization and Managed Services
• Cyber-Security Risk Considerations
• Virtualization of the Ground Network