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TL;DR

Analysts tout tidy growth for satellite internet through 2030, yet published forecasts swing from restrained to fantastical.

Hype clusters around Starlink and grand “multi-orbit” promises, while the harder truths sit in regulation, spectrum, debris, interoperability, and enterprise-heavy demand.

India, the EU, and mobile operators reshape the field with policy and hybrid plays. Rural households make good headlines. Maritime, energy, defense, and mining pay the bills.

The Great Satellite Internet Boom

Powered by Hype, Hovering Over Reality

It’s 2025, and market analysts everywhere are looking skyward, not for inspiration, but for validation. A now-popular forecast claims the satellite internet market will leap from USD 14.56 billion in 2025 to USD 33.44 billion by 2030, expanding at a tidy 18.1% CAGR. Cue the angelic chorus of VCs, telecom execs, and press-release writers. This forecast, parroted across ResearchAndMarkets, BusinessWire, and MarketsandMarkets, reads like gospel, until you look sideways at the pile of alternate projections saying, “Hold up.”

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