Author: Mark Holmes

Welcome to the first dedicated edition of Via Satellite Asia, where we focus on one of the most dynamic regions for satellite communications: Asia. We are also delighted that this...

Discovery Networks International went on a shopping spree last year to build its impressive international footprint even further. Center to this was the acquisition of the Nordic assets of SBS...

When it comes to DTH in Asia, it is not hard to look past India, which at the end of April 2012 had close to 44 million DTH subscribers, making...

International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched the Satmex 8 satellite for Mexican satellite operator, Satmex. The ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle launched from Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 01:07 today local time. It was the first successful launch for ILS this year.

A commercial partnership between an FSS and MSS operator could happen “sooner rather than later” as the talk of convergence between the two sectors gathers pace. This is the opinion of Maury Mechanick, a telecoms/satellite lawyer at White & Case and one of the top legal experts in the satellite industry.

In September 2010, at the Comsys’ VSAT conference in London, ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg spoke optimistically about placing an order for the ViaSat-2 satellite and having it launched by 2014. However, as we head out of SATELLITE 2013, it seems this panorama has become very uncertain.

Arabsat CEO Khalid Balkheyour has confirmed to Via Satellite that the company concluded a hosted payload deal on its BADR-7 satellite and will announce the customer at the SATELLITE 2013...

I would like to congratulate Tom Choi, CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) who I am proud to name as our Satellite Executive of the Year for 2012. As always, it...

Six years ago, Asia Broadcast Satellite CEO Tom Choi had a bold vision for the operator. He wanted to create a regional powerhouse with multiple satellites. By 2012, Choi built...

 Rooftops of Marrakech With a population of just over 50 million people, South Africa is one of the world’s most interesting DTH markets as operators battle for new business there....