Author: Mark Holmes

[Via Satellite 10-23-13] After a recent Morgan Stanley report that predicted difficult times ahead for the FSS sector, another European investment firm, Natixis Securities, has released a report giving its...

[Via Satellite 10-22-13] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is ready to commission three new satellites. The company hopes to complete the tender process by the end of January 2014...

[Via Satellite 10-21-13] Iridium Communications has been boosted by a $400 million, multi-year, fixed-price contract win with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide satellite airtime services to meet...

Patrick Wood Photo: Astrium In October 2003, in one of the major deals of its kind in the milsatcom space, the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) signed a multi-billion dollar...

Despite a slowdown in government spending, milsatcom remains a market of extremes. While it is clear governments around the world are looking for more creative solutions to fill their bandwidth...

[Via Satellite 10-18-13] Satellite has played a important role in Europe reaching a key broadband target, according to the latest information from the European Commission (EC). The EC released a...

The oil and gas sector remains an attractive one for satellite companies to target. With oil companies wanting to do more video, as well as improve the conditions for workers, satellite technology plays a key

Satmex Control Center located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Satmex. Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat’s CEO, is pacing up and down the room in Paris, animated, explaining why the Satmex deal made

[Via Satellite 10-16-13] Russia Today (RT) is one of the key news broadcasters globally serving the needs of Russian people, both within the country and beyond. Given that it is...

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Inmarsat’s order of a fourth Global Xpress (GX) satellite is key statement as the operator looks to make good on its huge investment program in a series...