Review of High Throughput Satellites: Market Disruptions, Affordability-Throughput Map, and the Cost Per Bit/Second. . . Figure 5. Adverse consequences of HTS for satellite operators [14]-[17]. of an HTS acquisition/investment. Figure 6 provides a summary of some of the current positions on this matter. The consensus tilts toward a recognition of a risk of oversupply. One important consequence of these disruptions and changing market conditions for satellite operators is that while HTS investments can be highly successful and profitable, there is no guarantee that all of them will be. The excitement for the massive availability of throughput has to be tempered by careful considerations of these market uncertainties, the different skillset needed to bring 70 HTS services to the market, and the higher costs of customer acquisition for broadband services compared with those of traditional broadcast. With these new market conditions, traditional satellite operators are likely to become more parsimonious with capital expenditure (CAPEX). This will have significant ripple effect upstream the space industry value chain, especially on satellite manufacturers. We anticipate that the likely consequences of HTS on satellite manufacturers will include the following: IEEE A&E SYSTEMS MAGAZINE MAY 2019