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Australia - Mobile Satellite Services
Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Sep 2010, Pages: 9
Mobile satellite services are crucial in Australia to ensure universal access to basic telephony products in very remote areas. Australia’s experience of satellites dates back to the 1950s and 1960s. Australian entrepreneur, the late Kerry Packer, was among the first to recognise the commercial potential of satellite communications. In 1977 he commissioned a report to investigate the launch of an Australian satellite. Subsequently Aussat was established in 1981 and was later sold to Optus in 1992.
In 2010 Optus and Telstra are the major providers of mobile satellite services though the majority of terrestrial-based satellite services continue to be fixed services. Mobile satellite services are required for operations such as sea-based communications and outback mining companies, where there is no 2G/3G mobile phone coverage and fleet-tracking services. However service charges remain high, which generally restricts growth in the use of services.
In this report BuddeComm provides an overview of the market, an overview of the operators and some statistics on users and revenue.
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