Mark Holmes

With a backdrop of a new U.S. presidential administration, the beginning of a shift in troop strength from Iraq to Afghanistan and a global economic recession, 2009 likely will be […]

2009 started with quite a bang. First, the dramatic freefall of economies around the globe and then the collision of a pair of satellites in orbit. However, amid the doom […]

[Satellite News 03-26-09] Federal funding for broadband roll-outs as a threat to the satellite industry, high-definition in 3D and the impact of the economic recession were just a few of […]

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told a luncheon at SATELLITE 2009 that the company expects to sign deals in the commercial arena for its Falcon 9 launch vehicle this year. The […]

[Satellite News 03-24-09] The ability to access funding for business plans has become a lot tougher than it was just 12 months ago, casting a huge shadow not just over […]

[Satellite News 03-24-09] SATELLITE 2009 opens following a busy 12 months. The sector has seen the emergence of new players, new business models and new opportunities — all coming against […]

The ability to access funding for business plans has become a lot tougher than it was just 12 months ago, casting a huge shadow not just over the satellite sector […]

SATELLITE 2009 opens following a busy 12 months. The sector has seen the emergence of new players, new business models and new opportunities — all coming against the backdrop of […]

[Satellite News 03-20-09] Inmarsat posted better-than-expected results in 2008, with pre-tax profits increasing by more than 50 percent over 2007 to $193.8 million. Inmarsat also recorded total revenues of $996.7 […]

[Satellite News 03-19-09] While there will be plenty of launch opportunities within India, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) also hopes to make inroads internationally in the next five years, […]

[Satellite News 03-13-09] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) hopes to launch its ABS-2 satellite in 2011, and CEO Tom Choi expects that within the next 12 months, the operator will have […]

[Satellite News 03-11-08] Mediascape has launched a satellite pay-TV platform, Cignal Digital TV, in the Philippines, targeting the 2 million households not served by cable.     “We are trying to […]

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) hopes to launch its ABS-2 satellite in 2011, and CEO Tom Choi expects that within the next 12 months, the operator will have made an announcement […]

[Satellite News 03-06-09] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) has one of the most ambitious business plans of any new satellite operator around the globe. The company signed deals in […]

The search for the potentially lucrative Ka-band broadband market has several key industry players focusing on specific regions of the globe. The United States, France and the United Kingdom – […]

Avanti Communications Group, the U.K.-based fixed satellite services operator, is preparing for the launch of its HylasOne satellite, which is designed to serve the satellite broadband markets of Europe.     […]

[Satellite News 03-06-09] SmartSat is set to make a decision in the next three months on who will manufacture its satellite, Khaled Derbas, chairman of SmartSat, told Satellite News. The […]

[Satellite News 03-05-09] Thuraya provides mobile satellite services in more than 140 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East and has unveiled an ambitious strategy to attack new […]

SmartSat is set to make a decision in the next three months on who will manufacture its satellite, Khaled Derbas, chairman of SmartSat, told the CABSAT e-Daily. The shortlist has […]

Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) has one of the most ambitious business plans of any new satellite operator around the globe. The company signed deals in August 2007 with […]

[Satellite News 03-04-09] The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the […]

A number of leading executives said advances in technology are dramatically changing the broadcast landscape in the Middle East and broadcasters may be in for a tough time in the […]

Thuraya provides mobile satellite services in more than 140 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East and has unveiled an ambitious strategy to attack new markets. This year […]

The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is embarking on an aggressive satellite rollout plan to bring new capacity to the region, unveiling in February contracts for the manufacturing and launching […]

[Satellite News 03-02-09] Despite Mitsubishi Electric Corp.’s ambitious international growth plans, the company said it has set modest goals affected by the global economic climate, Hiroyuki Inahata, group vice president […]

Satellite players likely will see continued strong demand in the Middle East in 2009, as demand for capacity in the region remains strong. While there may be a slowdown in […]

[Satellite News 02-24-09] Satellite pay-TV operator NTV-Plus is at the forefront of the market in Russia. The operator already has attracted about 600,000 subscribers, and Dimitry Samokhin, director general of […]

[Satellite News 02-19-09] Satlynx, a provider of communication services throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa, hopes to use its status as a GE-owned company to sign a deal with […]

[Satellite News 02-16-09] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) will have very little new capacity to sell, even after it launches its Thor 6 satellite later this year, Cato Halsaa, TSB’s CEO […]

Eutelsat Communications has issued a strong set of results and seems to be thriving despite tough economic conditions. The satellite operator issued its first half year results, Feb 10. Such […]