OneWeb has appointed Per Borgklint as its new chief commercial officer, the company announced April 6. Borgklint has an extensive background in the telecoms arena and has held key positions at companies like Ericsson and Net-1. At Ericsson, he was senior vice president and part of its global executive leadership team, as well as group…

In this regular round-up, Via Satellite looks at recent research reports in the space and telecommunications arena. This installment features a look at Euroconsult's first satellite broadband market analysis, a survey of airline attitudes about In-Flight Connectivity (IFC), and SES's annual broadcast report.  Euroconsult Predicts $13 Billion Satellite Broadband Market By 2029 Euroconsult predicts the…

Azercosmos has signed a new capacity deal with Media Holding, a Georgian media company, the company announced April 1. Under the deal, Georgian television channels Rustavi-2, Comedy TV, and Marao TV will be broadcast via Azercosmos’s Azerspace-1 satellite. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. These channels channels transmit public, economic, analytical, and cultural…

Inmarsat has launched an Application and Solution Provider (ASP) program, the company announced April 1. This will be an ecosystem for providers of software, hardware and solutions, as well as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in commercial land markets. ASPs will gain access to Inmarsat’s global satellite connectivity and regional presence to scale their solutions into…