Author: Mark Holmes

Regional FSS operators are becoming more ambitious as they look to keep pace with the big global players such as Intelsat, SES and Eutelsat. In the July edition of Via Satellite, we talk to a number of regional FSS CTOs about how they are investing in new technology to keep their satellite plans on track.

Telespazio Brasil is one of the main satellite players in Brazil looking to take advantage of the many opportunities in the market. Marzio Laurenti, the company’s CEO says he expects the Telespazio Brasil’s growth to come from three specific market segments

RSC Energia is one of Russia’s main space companies. It plays a key role in the development of space technologies, as it bids to keep Russia at the forefront of...

Show season is in full swing and after SATELLITE 2013 and NAB, we look forward to CommunicAsia, the biggest event of its kind in its region. Given the size of...

In March this year, the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) signed an agreement that will see the RadioAstron satellite mission collaborating with...

India has a population of more than a billion people, multiple languages and a developing economy. At the start of the last decade, DishTV had the DTH market pretty much...

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is one of the most talked about operators on the planet, and has been on an aggressive growth curve. The company sees Africa as an important part of the equation as it looks to diversify its revenue base. In April this year, ABS appointed Felix Damiba, as its new managing director for Africa.

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] Astrium Services has won a contract to provide Belgium’s emergency and security services with Blue Light Mobile, their first secure mobile 3G network. The five-year contract has...

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-13] DISH Network is ready to take the next step as it bids to acquire U.S. wireless giant Sprint Nextel. Sprint announced May 20, that it had received...

[Satellite TODAY [05-21-13] In the June edition, we took an in-depth look at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India China, South Africa) markets for satellite. We also looked at DTH in...