Satellite and NTN Summit

Momentum in the telco-satellite convergence story is shifting. And, with that momentum, new opportunities are opening up for companies across the industry.   

We've moved from pilots to commercial launches. Some of those launches have already happened. Most will come online in 2025 and in the next two to three years. This reflects growing ecosystem maturity and pragmatism among operators who recognise the value of satellite in bridging coverage gaps while targeting new (potentially higher) revenue streams.  

Besides Starlink, AST, OneWeb/Eutelsat, Amazon’s Kuiper and the Apple/Globalstar constellation, a raft of existing and new satellite competitors promises an increasingly vibrant market dynamic, particularly for direct-to-device service offers. The promise of direct-to-device services, in turn, has driven the handset and chipset sectors to integrate NTN compatibility into their designs – presenting an order of magnitude increase in the addressable customer base for satellite-enabled services. Ultimately, this equates to a satellite-enabled market targeting 500-600m people who are out of coverage (7% of global population), a further 300m who are on the edge of coverage, and 2-3 billion IoT devices.   

Telcos and their partners in the GCC and Middle East are no different, with the region home to ten D2D or other mobile satellite partnerships with operators, as of June 2025. The connectivity extension targets new subscribers, better coverage for existing ones, seamless roaming, and service availability for IoT devices owned by businesses operating in hard-to-reach areas or those that carry transient assets, such as logistics and precision agriculture using drones.   

Join us in this new Satellite and NTN Summit as we explore:   

The top strategic priorities and emerging potential of satellite networks to revolutionise global connectivity via integration with mobile networks (4G and 5G)  

Revenue and go-to-market strategies across consumer and B2B/IoT segments  

The impact of using satellite for emergency and disaster response situations  

Technological advances at the satellite, chipset and device level, and the impact of 3GPP release 19  

Changing competitive landscape among satellite providers and emerging influences over the next 3-5 years  

Trade-offs between different spectrum and regulatory approaches