The global mobile satellite service market by service type was dominated by the data segment with a market share of 66.2% in 2016 and is expected to continue its dominance over the forecast period, owning to the factors such as increasing demand for high quality information with enhanced safety feature, which is fulfilled only by data services. Majority of the information is transferred in the form of data signals as it can be encrypted making it secure and impenetrable to loss. Moreover, aviation and maritime applications require high-quality data with enhanced security which is expected to boost the market over the forecast period.