Jake Saunders
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Constellations (2024-06-26)
As Jake Saunders of ABI Research explained to Constellations, “Satellite communication networks, like all telecommunication networks, are becoming increasingly complex and the demands to control, or even reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) keeps ratcheting up.”
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Broadcast & Cablesat (2024-01-25)
“Today, these terminals come in the form of traditional very small aperture terminals (VSAT), Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminals, satellite phones (Satphones), and recently, 5G mobile devices following the 3GPP standard. Thanks to the rapid deployment of non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) networks, like Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb, and soon Amazon’s Kuiper, innovation in the satellite ground segment is quickly advancing,” explains Andrew Cavalier, Satellite Communications Senior Analyst at ABI Research.
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Telecom TV (2024-01-23)
“Today, these terminals come in the form of traditional tiny aperture terminals (VSAT), Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminals, satellite phones (Satphones), and recently, 5G mobile devices following the 3GPP standard. Thanks to the rapid deployment of non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) networks, like Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb, and soon Amazon’s Kuiper, innovation in the satellite ground segment is quickly advancing,” explains Andrew Cavalier, Satellite Communications Senior Analyst at ABI Research.
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SME Horizon (2024-01-12)
According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, the Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) market will constitute 7.87 million subscriptions by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 13% between 2023 and 2028.
Jake Saunders, VP for Asia Pacific, notes, “The next stage of 5G FWA in South-East Asia is using extended range mmWave. Trials between Qualcomm and Ericsson with Telkomsel in Indonesia will be key to closing the digital divide in the region. Given the mix of urban centers and hard-to-reach rural areas, extending higher-performing connectivity to those in unserved areas will be vital.
“However, it is important to consider other factors such as spectrum availability, regulatory environments, and collaborations between the private and public sector when implementing FWA initiatives.”
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SDX Central (2024-01-03)
“We are seeing that the market is evolving quickly, and many services are finding enhanced deployment through strategic alliances and from increased bandwidth supply in LEO,” Jake Saunders, VP of Asia Pacific at ABI Research, wrote. “With satellites becoming smaller, more affordable, and reaching closer orbits, the barriers to entry have been lowered, fostering innovation and expanding the scope of satellite-based services and applications. The market is revealing new development paths that will influence the terrestrial and non-terrestrial connectivity markets and shape enterprise opportunities throughout the telecommunications value chain.”
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Broadcast & Cablesat (2023-06-28)
According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, total satellite IoT connections will increase from 10.4 million in 2022 to 27.0 million in 2030 (at a CAGR of 12.7%), with satellite IoT connection revenue growing from US$2.2 billion to US$7.8 billion in the same period (at a CAGR of 16.6%).
“Reusable rocket technology has driven down the cost of launching satellites into orbit, with prominent players such as SpaceX and its Falcon rockets. Increased competition in the space launch services industry from China, for example, is expected to further drive down launch costs,” explains Matthias Foo, Industry Analyst at ABI Research. “Beyond that, CubeSat technology has also enabled quick and low-cost deployment of new LEO satellites as they can be built rapidly with standard off-the-shelf components.”
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South China Morning Post (2023-06-08)
About 16 per cent of Asia has 5G coverage while nearly all of Asia has 4G coverage, said Jake Saunders, Asia-Pacific director at technology research firm ABI Research. But about 36 per cent are “internet offline”, meaning they have no access at all, he said. Asia-Pacific is on track for 5G subscriptions to exceed 4G ones but governments should offer stronger tax subsidies and incentives, according to Saunders.
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Computer Weekly (2021-12-01)
A study from global technology intelligence firm ABI Research has provided more evidence that broadband operators are reaching for the stars over the next few years. It calculates that the serviceable addressable market (SAM) for global satellite broadband over geostationary (GEO), medium earth orbit (MEO) and low earth orbit (LEO) satellites will be 330 million premises, equivalent to 1.3 billion household members, in 2026.
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RCR Wireless News (2021-11-19)
ABI Research forecasts that approximately 90% of 5G cell sites in emerging markets will be operating with support for a combination of sub-6 GHz bands by 2026.
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Computer Weekly (2021-07-16)
Jake Saunders, vice-president for advisory services at ABI Research, points out that larger datacentres and hyperscalers are deploying localised facilities at the edge of the network to improve latency and availability performance, especially for applications like cloud gaming, connected vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Computer Weekly (2020-11-11)
Aside from hardware cost savings and boosts in efficiencies, virtualised centralised RANs – also known as cloud RANs – are able to pool together the management of radio resources, notes Jake Saunders, vice president for mobile infrastructure at ABI Research.
“Once all the elements are virtualised, they can be deployed on proprietary commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) servers, and hosted on the cloud,” he explains. “COTS servers can reduce the RAN equipment cost, support dynamic radio resource allocation, and accelerate network deployment and upgrade processes.
“Operators can also create open networks, support multi-vendor and interoperable network architectures, as well as accelerate time to innovation and lower capital expenditure [capex].”
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China Daily (2019-08-06)
Jake Saunders, vice-president of Asia-Pacific advisory services at ABI Research, a market intelligence company, said: "Frankly, I can't really see any sort of ground (for these allegations) in terms of security."
"If you really want to make communications more secure, individual companies can put (on) their own encryption layer to secure traffic," said Saunders.
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Mobile World Live (2019-07-15)
Jake Saunders, VP for Asia Pacific at ABI Research, told Mobile World Live China wants to play catchup and make 5G a platform for the wider industrial development of the country, not just simply for communications.
“The most interesting development is not whether 5G is a success, but whether it can grow on the enterprise side,” he suggested.
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RCR Wireless News (2019-07-11)
“Several mobile network operators are taking proactive steps to prioritize the coverage needs of their rural end-users,” said Jake Saunders, VP at ABI Research. “Telefonica has enabled mobile connectivity in remote Latin America by using the Parallel Wireless vRAN solution, which features multi-mode and carrier capabilities. Vodafone Egypt and Vipnet Croatia are some of the operators who have adopted Ericsson Psi Coverage, a low-cost RAN solution designed to utilize a single radio unit for rural deployment. There are also novel initiatives to combine solar-powered small cells with off-grid lithium batteries to provide communications and power to local communities.”
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Bloomberg News (2019-06-25)
“The danger for international companies, especially American companies, is that they are ceding these opportunities to influence the marketplace to non-American companies, which can have knock-on consequences that could be far greater than some had anticipated,’’ said Jake Saunders, a vice president at ABI Research, and a scheduled speaker and moderator at the conference.
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Los Angeles Times (2019-06-10)
“Duterte is trying to maintain the political status quo,” said Jake Saunders, a Singapore-based analyst for ABI Research. “America’s economic and political connections go back multiple decades, but China has got a lot of money. That duality is putting a lot of friction on” the decision over Huawei, he said.
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