The positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) market: a framework for understanding the satellite industry revenue opportunity

11 October 2024 | Research

Sarah Halpin

Forecast report | PPTX and PDF (20 slides) | Government and Military Space


"Commercial PNT players have an opportunity to address governments' and other industries' concerns about the resiliency and security of traditional PNT services."

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This report provides a high-level assessment of the evolving positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) market and considers the revenue opportunities for satellite operators and satellite service providers, some of which will use partnerships or mergers with PNT companies to offer PNT as a service.

This report provides a framework to help satellite operators and satellite service providers assess whether to enter the PNT market and if they choose to do so, then where in the value chain they should focus their efforts.

Report coverage

  • A discussion of the trends that are driving revenue growth in the PNT market.
  • An assessment of the main business case considerations for those operators and service providers that are evaluating whether to enter the PNT market.
  • Detailed use cases across the defense, mobility, surveying and mapping and consumer segments.
  • A discussion of the legacy systems in the PNT market and new commercial offerings.
  • An overview of the most-significant actions taken by players across the value chain.
  • A qualitative assessment of the PNT market, with a 10-year forecast that focuses on the revenue opportunity within the defence sector.

Questions answered

  • What is the positioning, navigation and timing market?
  • Who are the principal market players within the government and commercial verticals?
  • Where in the value chain are the most-lucrative revenue opportunities for those players that want to engage in the PNT market?
  • What is the revenue opportunity for the defence PNT segment?

Segmentation

Market segment
  • Positioning, navigation and timing market
Metrics for assessing revenue opportunity
  • In-service units
  • Retail revenue units
Business case considerations
  • The PNT value chain
  • Applications of the opportunity
  • Business case monetisation
Applications
  • Defence
  • Mobility
  • Surveying and mapping
  • Consumer
Geographical regions
  • Asia (ASIA)
  • Europe (EU)
  • Latin America (LAM)
  • North America (NAM)
  • Middle East and Africa (MEA)

Who should buy this report

  • Satellite operators and service providers that want to understand the PNT market context and business case considerations, as well as value chain activities.
  • Government procurement departments that want to understand the current market developments to plan their national PNT approaches.
  • Investors that need to understand the PNT revenue opportunity as well as the associated trends and developments.
  • Satellite and equipment manufacturers that want to understand the market demand for PNT services.

Companies and organisations mentioned in this report

  • AeroSpaceLab
  • Airbus
  • BAE Systems
  • European Space Agency (ESA)
  • GMV
  • Honeywell
  • Inmarsat
  • Iridium
  • John Deere
  • Lockheed Martin
  • NAVSYS
  • Northrup Grumman
 
  • OHB Italia
  • Septentrio
  • Thales Alenia Space
  • Trimble
  • Trustpoint
  • US Air Force Research Laboratory
  • US Department of the Airforce
  • US Department of Transport
  • Viasat
  • VIAVI
  • Xona

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Author

Sarah Halpin

Analyst, space and satellite, expert in government and military space