DATA DEMANDS DRIVE ADOPTION OF LAND MOBILE SATELLITE SOLUTIONS IN HEAVY EQUIPMENT MARKETS

Jun 22, 2023

By Charlie Coates, Senior Principal Market Development Manager, Land Mobility, Intelstat —

With demand for reliable and ubiquitous connectivity increasing across a broader and more diverse array of vertical markets, including heavy equipment, commercial vehicles, trains, and agriculture, satellite networks continue to emerge as a critical part of the connectivity solution and more than just a redundant backup. Across these industries, satellite connectivity is helping enterprise users embrace new technologies and, ultimately, manage their businesses with improved efficiency, profitability, and safety.

In a recent session of Thursday Morning Conversations, Via Satellite’s weekly interview series with satellite industry leaders, Intelsat’s Joel Schroeder offered his perspective on the drivers for next-generation, satellite-powered land mobility services. In the chat with Via Satellite’s Mark Holmes, Schroeder explained how the multi-orbit, high-throughput nature of Intelsat’s FlexMove is delivering reliable and resilient connectivity for a broad portfolio of customers and powering momentum for Intelsat’s land mobile business.

Unrelenting Thirst for Bandwidth and Connectivity Driving Demand

In addressing the state of the mobility market and changing requirements for satellite networks, Joel believes that the general intolerance among both businesses and consumers for an absence of connectivity, particularly given today’s work-from-home environment, has elevated interest in satellite networks like FlexMove, that can not only plug connectivity gaps but deliver connectivity at a significantly higher data rate than what traditional Mobile Satellite [CT1] Services (MSS) have delivered.

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