Satellite Broadband - the case for continued terrestrial digital infrastructure investment

• Satellite broadband provides internet connectivity via space-based platforms, with systems classified by orbit type: Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), and Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
• LEO satellite constellations offer the most promising solution for consumer broadband, thanks to their lower latency, higher speeds, and compact user equipment
• Starlink is the leading LEO broadband provider, with OneWeb and Project Kuiper also targeting large-scale deployments
• Satellite broadband should be considered a complementary technology within the broader connectivity ecosystem, playing a key role in addressing connectivity gaps in rural, remote, and underserved areas where fixed-line infrastructure is unavailable or impractical
• Full-fibre infrastructure remains – and is expected to remain over the medium- to long-term – the gold-standard of broadband infrastructure, with satellite unlikely to be able to compete with its speed, service reliability and resilience

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