Prospects for international TVRO growth

Summary form only given, as follows. With the introduction at the end of 1993 of the high EIRP INTELSAT VII/VIII-A satellites, the INTELSAT network is about to enter a new phase of dramatically increased capability. Voice, data and video services will become practical on global scale to much smaller ground terminals than ever before. A similar situation occurred in the United States in the late 1970s and, if the experience in the US is a reliable guide, this new capability will manifest itself as a major increase in the number of users of the INTELSAT network and the creation of new or greatly expanded markets. The author traces the development of these services in the US and estimates the potential for growth in other countries