Author: Mark Holmes

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  GlobeCast has signed a long-term capacity deal with SES as it looks to boost its presence in the U.K. TV market. The capacity on Astra’s future replacement...

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  Inmarsat has signed a deal with one of Singapore’s leading shipping companies. The MSS operator and its distribution partner AND Group will provide Inmarsat FleetBroadband and AND’s...

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12] Lockheed Martin has delivered the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite to Cape Canaveral, the company announced Feb. 27. The satellite will be readied for...

[Satellite TODAY 02-29-12]  LightSquared CEO Sanjiv Ahuja has resigned, the company announced Feb. 28. However, Ahuja will continue to serve as chairman of the board. In other news, Philip Falcone,...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-29-12] Talia has signed a long-term transponder deal with APT Satellite Holdings as it looks to boost its offerings in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa. Talia...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 02-28-12] Measat Satellite Systems has announced a key partnership agreement for its soon-to-be launched Africasat-1 satellite. Belgium Satellite Services (BSS) has secured C-band capacity on Africasat-1a with...

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Yahsat has launched a new VSAT service based on the iDirect Evolution Platform, VT iDirect (iDirect) announced Feb. 27. The introduction of the new managed VSAT service...

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  There are likely to be 105.1 million IPTV subscribers in 2015. This number is one of the highlights from the new IPTV forecast given by U.S. research...

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Hughes Network Systems has announced details of HX System 4.0, which aims to bring a number of technology enhancements to its HX product family. Hughes announced details...

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-12]  Raytheon’s U.S. Air Force satellite terminal system that provides protected communications to warfighters has received a successful Milestone C decision and subsequent production award, the company announced...