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As we approach the second half of trade show season with key events such as IBC, VSAT, and World Satellite Business Week on the horizon, we can reflect on a busy start to the year. It is interesting that both

Mark Holmes is the editorialdirector for Via Satellite and Avionics Magazine.News broadcasters such as CNN, Russia Today, Sky News, and Fox News are key buyers of satellite services and capacity, as they aim

[Via Satellite 08-20-2015] On Aug. 19 an H2B rocket from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) successfully launched the H-2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) 5 to...

[Via Satellite 08-20-2015] Barry Matsumori, formerly the senior vice president of sales and business development at SpaceX, has joined Virgin Galactic’s satellite launch team. With Virgin Galactic, Matsumori holds the title...

[Via Satellite 08-20-2015] Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered the environmentally friendly propellant propulsion subsystem to Ball Aerospace for NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM). Ball Aerospace, prime contractor for GPIM, will...

[Via Satellite 08-20-2015] Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW) a communications company specializing in rural, last-mile satellite broadband, has acquired Sat2Way, a satellite broadband provider in France for €825,000 ($925,000) in cash....

[Via Satellite 08-20-2015] DirecTV, now part of AT&T, is offering a new Set Top Box (STB), the 4K Genie Mini, to expand the number of customers who can access 4K...

[Via Satellite 08-19-2015] Mexican telecommunications company Elara Comunicaciones has recently struck a partnership with private equity firm Northgate Capital that will enable the company’s “aggressive” growth plans over the next...

[Via Satellite 08-19-2015] AsiaSat has reached an agreement with In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFE&C) service provider Aircom Pacific for using AsiaSat’s transponder capacity and uplinking services. Under the agreement, Aircom...

[Via Satellite 08-19-2015] NewCom International, a global satellite communications provider dedicated to advancing education, health care and economic growth in remote regions throughout the world, has teamed with Kidnected World,...