Mark Holmes

Kacific Broadband Satellites and ST Engineering iDirect are extending their technology partnership, the two companies announced Feb. 14. ST Engineering iDirect will provide next generation ground infrastructure for Kacific’s expanding […]

AccelerComm and TTP are launching a high-performance 5G Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) regenerative base station solution for deployment on LEO satellites, the two companies announced Feb. 10. The project will aim […]

AST SpaceMobile has signed two MoUs as it looks to extend the reach of its space network. The two MoUs will help attack key markets in Latin America and the […]

MDA has won a new contract with one of Latin America’s biggest satellite operators. It will design, build and supply all of the Ka-band multibeam antennas for the ARSAT-SG1 satellite, […]

Satellite Vu, one of the up and coming U.K. space tech companies, has secured 81 million pounds ($97.78 million) worth of purchase options from 30 companies for its early access […]

Telesat has won a deal to provide antennas and ground station infrastructure to Anuvu, the two companies announced, Feb. 7. The facilities will support Tracking, Telemetry and Control (TT&C) of […]

Viavi Solutions is bringing a new solution to market which it says will deliver critical security for Positional, Navigation and Timing (PNT) to communications service providers, network equipment manufacturers, government […]

Iridium has teamed up with the National Geographic Society in a new philanthropic venture. The two companies announced the partnership, Feb. 7. The venture will look to support National Geographic […]

Seraphim Space’s latest quarterly Space Index report, released Monday, said that 2022 could be considered the best year for seed stage investments in space startups. Seed financing deals were up […]

SpaceX will now launch Ovzon’s highly anticipated Ovzon 3 satellite in a launch provider switch. Arianespace had been slated to launch the satellite. Ovzon announced Feb. 3 that manufacturer Maxar […]

Hensoldt is going to partner with Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Technology (FHR) in the area of space surveillance radars. It is a significant partnership for the […]

Tiphaine Louradour is taking the helm at rideshare provider Spaceflight as the company’s new CEO. Spaceflight announced the news on Thursday, after Louradour announced her departure from ILS International Launch […]

Gravitilab Aerospace Services, a U.K. space engineering company, has claimed a world first for microgravity research and testing. At a UAV testing site in Cornwall in the United Kingdom, the […]

In this session of Thursday Morning Conversations, Intelsat expert Joel Schroeder shared insights on the drivers for the evolution of the next-generation land mobility services. As the demand for always-on […]

Fleet Space Technologies is forming a partnership with Canadian metal exploration company, Power Nickel, the company announced Feb. 1. It will mark the first deployment in Canada of Fleet Space’s satellite-based […]

Swissto12 has signed a new ka-band solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) deal with Thales, the company announced Jan. 31. These amplifiers will be a key component of the antenna link between […]

Ball Aerospace has appointed Aidan Fitzgerald as its new vice president of Finance, starting later this week. The company made the announcement, Jan. 27. Fitzgerald will lead all financial-related and […]

Measat has signed a new MoU to boost connectivity in rural parts of Malaysia. The company announced Jan. 27 that it is joining forces with Parcel365 and M2B Services (collectively […]

In-Space Missions has signed a new partnership deal in Asia, as it looks to bounce back after the recent Virgin Orbit launch failure in the United Kingdom, which it had […]

Welcome to our first edition of Via Satellite in 2023. As always, we start the year with a huge optimism for the year. Last year was characterized by some huge […]

The topic of cybersecurity for space assets is now one of the key conversations in the space industry, and virtually every space event in 2022 addressed the issue. In 2022, […]

Azercosmos will provide capacity that will enable satellite internet services to governmental organizations in Africa. The company announced Jan. 24, that it has signed a new deal with CommCarrier Satellite […]

Astroscale has appointed Andrew Faiola as its new commercial director for its U.K. and European subsidiary Astroscale Ltd, the company announced Jan. 24. He starts the role immediately. Headquartered in […]

SES has extended a relationship with a key mining company in Africa. It has signed a new deal with Ivanhoe Mines which will see the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project in the […]

Tim Peake, one of the most well-known names in the U.K. space industry, is to step down from the active European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut corps and assume an ambassadorial […]

The U.K. government is looking to tap into the space-based defence capabilities of Airbus Defence and Space in a major new partnership deal. The company, one of the U.K.’s leading […]

It was a busy year for Comtech and the company’s CEO, Ken Peterman. In this conversation with Via Satellite’s Mark Holmes, Peterman discusses some of the company’s core initiatives; trends in the […]

SES has completed a 5G backhaul demonstration in the Middle East, the company announced, Jan. 16. It has been working with and du from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), a […]

It has been quite a week for the UK space industry. What was meant to mark a new era of space launch has sadly been put on hold after Virgin […]

GapSat is acquiring QBX Limited, an Isle of Man based satellite solutions and consulting services company, GapSat announced Jan. 16. QBX has a portfolio of satellite radio frequency spectrum and […]