Author: Mark Holmes

While organizations such as the Space Foundation focus their education efforts on younger students and their teachers, the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI), puts its focus into the university...

[Satellite News 07-28-10] Italian Internet service provider Tiscali signed a deal with Eutelsat Communications earlier in July to launch a satellite broadband service in Italy that will be powered by...

[Satellite News 07-27-10] Astrium has high hopes for its new AirPatrol airborne terminal, which it launched at the Farnborough Airshow last week, Aidan Joy, managing director of secure satcom systems...

[Satellite News 07-23-10] William Wade will become the new CEO of AsiaSat in the next two weeks. He is replacing Peter Jackson, a well-known figure in the satellite industry.    ...

[Satellite News 07-20-10] Satellite telecommunications service provider SpeedCast may look to make an acquisition in Africa in 2011 to boost its business in the region, SpeedCast CEO Pierre-Jean Beylier told...

Winning the initial battle for young hearts and minds is key for the future of the space sector, and important work is being done with younger students. But that is...

While China Satellite Communications Corp. (CASC) is planning to use capacity on its satellites to support a new DTH service in China, which could launch this year, CASC Vice President...

Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall hopes that the successful launch earlier this week of the Arabsat-5A satellite, as well as South Korea’s COMS (Communication, Ocean and Meteorological satellite), will provide...

The Asia-Pacific regions a strong market for satellite companies continue, particularly in the broadcast sector, where DTH subscriber growth is strong.      “The market for DTH pay-TV in the Asia-Pacific...

[Satellite News 07-12-10] Eutelsat’s Middle East aspirations were given a shot in the arm thanks to a deal in Qatar. In mid-May, the operator signed a deal with ictQatar (representing...