Satellites play a key role in telecommunications and many applications in everyday life. Over 1/3 of satellites are used for telecommunications and nearly 66% of European space industry revenues come from telecom applications. Satellites enable applications like telemedicine to monitor diabetics, precision agriculture using GPS, and construction projects using GPS for assembly. New trends include integrating satellite navigation into vehicles and triple play packages combining internet, phone and TV.

1. Guillaume FERY May 2010 Few things I’ve read… About telecommunications, satellites & space applications in our day to day life (a quiet revolution – new trends & applications)