Economic Feasibility of an Innovative Satellite-Based Multimedia Business Serving Mobile Handhelds
- Paper number
IAC-07-B2.5.08
- Author
Mr. Mirko Albani, Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italy
- Coauthor
Mr. Joerg Kreisel, JOERG KREISEL International Consultant (JKIC), Germany
- Coauthor
Ms. Jaya Bajpayee, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Goddard space Flight Center, United States
- Year
2007
- Abstract
This paper discusses the development of a multipurpose mobile device that utilizes technological advancements in satellite-based communication in offering a basket of services, including multimedia and time-stamped document transfer. The explosion of digital technology over the last decade has encouraged rapid growth in the personal consumption of media. Video recorders, video-on-demand, and pay-per- view have allowed users to personalize the content they want to watch. Technological innovations in mobile telephony allows for multi-level/purpose use of mobile phone as e.g., organizer, game console, music player, portable radio, agenda maker, camera, video camera and television. Current digital technology can be used to develop a multipurpose device, which utilizes precise time to provide accuracy and security required by the modern business, and at the same time, improve the quality of today’s fast paced lifestyle. The average person can use such a mobile device to make more efficient use of his/her time in balancing the daily needs of business, personal, and social demands. To assess the commercial potential of this innovative space-based business concept a detailed business engineering process is applied to assess various concepts. The selected concept is subsequently optimized for business performance. Critical issues including reliability, timeliness, business-related risks and external factors, such as policy and regulatory issues, are considered. Furthermore, issues and findings related to overall commercial viability, profitability, and sustainability associated with providing satellite-based multimedia and precise time-stamping services to a mobile device are discussed. This work has been performed in the context of a one-year Central Case Project (commercial end-to-end satellite based system) of the SPACETECH post-graduate master program on space systems and business engineering of the Technical University of Delft.
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