Author: Mark Holmes

Singapore – Mediascape, the largest DTH platform operator in the Philippines, expects to become the number one player in the market this year, reaching approximately 600,000 subscribers.

The role of High Throughput Satellites (HTS) in Asia is still to be determined. While the demand for broadband services based on satellite is there, rainfade and the regulatory environment...

Earlier this month, SpeedCast announced it was launching a new Ka-band service to serve key North Africa and Middle East markets. The company, which used to be owned by AsiaSat,...

Arianespace has signed a more comprehensive MOU with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as the two companies look to increase their work together

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...