Mark Holmes

Avanti Communications has made a move to expand its presence into Africa. The operator is opening a new flagship office in Ikoyi, Lagos. Nigeria is a huge market in Africa […]

PARIS — Speaking at the Cysat event in Paris, France, Greg Wyler, founder and CEO of E-Space, said that gateways are the biggest security vulnerability in today’s satellite networks. “We […]

Thuraya, a Yahsat owned company, has launched a new multi-language software for Thuraya MarineStar, its maritime voice, tracking and monitoring solution. The company announced the upgrade, April 25. Thuraya has […]

SES has won a new contract worth almost $30 million from the U.S. military. SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, will provide satellite communications capabilities in support […]

Welcome to our May Edition of Via Satellite where we celebrate our recent winners of the Satellite Executive of the Year (SEOTY) and Satellite Technology of the Year (STOTY) awards. […]

A lot can happen in a few months. It wasn’t that long ago that Apple was not part of the satellite ecosystem. It is one of the most revered companies […]

Eutelsat and Hispasat have both signed new broadcast deals in Latin America over the last couple of days. Hispasat has signed a deal with Travelxp, a creator of exclusive specialized […]

Eutelsat has won a new broadcasting contract in Latin America. The company announced April 18 that it has signed a multi-year agreement with FOX Sports Mexico, a sports broadcaster, to […]

Satixfy has formed a strategic partnership with Presto Engineering, a company that specializes in ASIC design and semiconductor engineering and production services. The two companies announced the strategic partnership, April 13. […]

SES has signed a slew of new broadcast deals in Germany. The company announced April 13 that it had signed deals worth more than 75 million euros ($82.16 million) in […]

SpiderOak has announced another strategic partnership as it looks to provide greater protection for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) networks. It announced April 11 that it is joining forces with Raytheon Technologies’ […]

The United Kingdom has unveiled sweeping plans for communications technologies such as satellite, in a huge new policy initiative. Its latest Wireless Infrastructure Strategy details the roles technologies such as […]

OneWeb NEOM, a joint venture formed by OneWeb and NEOM in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has been accepted as an observer member of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), OneWeb […]

The current global economic climate may prove challenging for the satellite ecosystem, as rising interest rates and fear of a recession may dampen some startup activity as investors are more […]

Measat has won a new deal in the oil and gas sector, the company announced April 5. It has signed a deal with Intra Oil Services that will see Measat […]

Thuraya has taken the significant step of investing in a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation for the first time. The company, which is owned by Yahsat, concluded a new investment agreement […]

Axess Networks has won a new deal in the maritime arena, the company announced April 3. Teleserve P/F, a Faroe Islands based communications service provider, will work with Axess Networks […]

Axess Networks is forming a new three-way partnership as it looks to make healthcare more accessible to everyone in Africa. It is joining forces with Wazima Health, Africa’s integrated e-health […]

Isar Aerospace, one of the new launch companies out of Europe, has secured another $165 million in financing, as it gets ready for its first launch later this year. The […]

We all know that SpaceX has had a huge influence in our industry over the last decade. Beyond the company’s influence, SpaceX employees are starting up exciting companies in the […]

Delta Air Lines made huge headlines at the start of the year with the news that it will start offering free Wi-Fi on board its aircraft in partnership with T-Mobile. […]

ABS has won a new capacity contract with a leading broadcaster in the Philippines. It announced March 27, that TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation (TAPDMV) has extended its satellite broadcast […]

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has completed the launch of a new mission to research space weather. The company announced on March 23 that it launched a sounding rocket BROR was […]

The hack on Viasat’s KA-SAT network in early 2022 is still casting a shadow over cybersecurity discussions more than a year later. In a cybersecurity panel on March 16 at […]

LinQuest and SpiderOak are forming a new strategic partnership to protect space mission systems for government and commercial customers. The two companies announced the new partnership, March 21. Under the […]

Arkisys has won a new contract from the U.S. Space Force, the company announced March. 20. It has won a Direct-to-Phase II SBIR contract by SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of […]

SES’s SES-18 and SES-19 satellites have been successfully launched in what it is set to be a busy year of launches for the operator. The satellites, designed and built by […]

Satellite manufacturers are grappling with an increasingly diverse and fragmented marketplace, adjusting their strategies for the multi-orbit future of satellite communications. Customers’ multi-orbit plans represent an “age of opportunity” for […]

The ‘Big Four’ satellite operators — Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat — could consolidate into a ‘Big Three’ or even a ‘Big Two,’ in the next year, Jose Del Rosario, […]

Two of the world’s biggest operators have linked up in a major long-term multi-orbit partnership deal. Eutelsat has signed a multi-orbit agreement with Intelsat to enhance connectivity solutions over Europe, […]