With broadband access essential to economic growth, 46 percent of the world’s population remains unconnected, Covid pandemic highlights importance of bridging the digital divide

PARIS, WASHINGTON, D.C., MONTREAL, YOKOHAMA, 29 March 2021 (Euroconsult PR) – In its first ever report on Universal Broadband Access, Euroconsult, the world’s leading authority on space and satellite-based applications markets, forecasts that the global market for satellite broadband is expected to triple with service revenues reaching $12.7 billion by 2029. With 46 percent of the world’s population still unconnected, satellite broadband remains key to bringing essential services to sparsely populated regions where extending terrestrial networks is not economically feasible.