Satellite capacity pricing index 2025
10 March 2025 | Research
Forecast report | PPTX and PDF (16 slides); Excel | Satellite Capacity
"GEO players are experiencing price pressure and churn in segments such as the consumer broadband and enterprise VSAT markets, and these challenges are likely to increase in 2025–2026 as Chinese constellations, Kuiper and Starlink add more capacity."
This report provides a satellite capacity pricing index for 2020–2025 and a forecast for 1Q 2026 covering different regions, applications and frequency bands.
This is the eleventh version of this report and its focus is geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) pricing for widebeam and high-throughput satellite (HTS) capacity in satellite communication verticals.
Report coverage
- The prices in this report are spot prices and do not represent average capacity pricing considering all the satellite capacity multi-year lease contracts. The spot prices are the current price that a service provider will pay if leasing capacity from the satellite operator in a particular quarter or year.
- The report details ongoing wholesale satellite capacity pricing ranges across application and regions.
- Satellite capacity pricing data is presented for the period 2020–2026.
Report segmentation
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Vertical or market |
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| Variable |
Capacity pricing or pricing index |
| Application or use case |
Video and media
Data
Mobility
Consumer broadband Government and military |
| Frequency band |
C, Ku and GEO-HTS |
| Geographical region |
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Questions answered
- What is the capacity spot price in 1Q 2025 for different regions, verticals and frequency bands?
- What are the capacity pricing trends over the last 5 years?
- What is the level of price erosion across different verticals and regions?
- What are the main factors affecting GEO prices and how can GEO players counter the competition from non-GEO players?
- What is the capacity spot price forecast for 1Q 2025 for different regions, verticals and frequency bands?
Who should read this report
- Satellite operators that rely on industry trends, competitive analysis and technological advancements to optimise their operations and strategic planning.
- Service providers that are considering leasing capacity, expanding their business or countering competition. The pricing insights are important in cost planning and appropriate product or service positioning.
- Venture capital analysts/managers that need detailed market and pricing insights to determine investment opportunities and make informed decisions.
Companies mentioned
- Carnival Cruise Line
- Eutelsat OneWeb
- Gilat
- Greenerwave
- Intelsat
- Kuiper
- KVH
- Marlink
- Qatar Airways
- Royal Caribbean
- SES
- Speedcast
- Starlink
- ST Engineering
- Viasat
- United Airlines
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