Mark Holmes

Eutelsat Communications has reached a key milestone for connecting people in Africa. The operator announced Jan. 12 that it had hit the 200,000-user mark for its Konnect Wi-Fi hotspots in […]

Inmarsat has won a new deal in the maritime arena for its Fleet Xpress solution. The company announced Jan. 9 that Campbell Shipping, a Bahamas-based ship-management group, has come to […]

Speedcast has won a key contract extension deal from the UK Ministry of Defence and Airbus, the company announced Jan. 10. Speedcast will provide gateway hosting services offering secure access […]

Es’hailSat will work with Axess Networks as it looks to improve it service offerings to multiple sectors in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The two companies announced […]

The first major launch from U.K. soil could take place as early as next week. Virgin Orbit, the UK Space Agency (UKSA), Cornwall Council and the Royal Air Force announced […]

Composite manufacturer TISICS has been boosted in its plans to bring more sustainable launch technology to market. It announced Jan. 4 that it has been awarded funding through the UK […]

Latin America remains a region full of potential for satellite services. Brazil has long been a dynamic market, both for video and data services. Telecommunications company Embratel provides satellite services […]

Bright Ascension reports a record number of its software deployments were on the SpaceX Transporter 6 mission on Tuesday, taking the company’s current total to software on 39 spacecraft in […]

Sidus Space started 2023 with the announcement of a new contract from Bechtel Corporation to manufacture cables for the NASA Mobile Launcher 2 project. Sidus announced the contract award, Jan. 3. […]

Astroscale Japan has signed a new marketing partnership deal with three companies in Japan. The MoU with Yusen Logistics, Mizuho Bank, and Kids Station, will see these companies support Astroscale’s […]

It has been quite a year for the satellite industry. There have been deals aplenty and the industry is looking forward to an exciting 2023. However, to end the year, […]

NewSpace Capital closed its first space-focused growth fund at 105 million euros ($111.8 million) and is investing 15 million euros ($16 million) in Cailabs, the company announced Dec. 15. NewSpace […]

Videosoft has joined Inmarsat’s Elevate program, the company announced Dec. 13. Elevate is a development program, ecosystem, and marketplace for providers of software, hardware and solutions, and original equipment manufacturers […]

UltiSat and Integrasys are joining forces as they target more key business from the likes of the U.S. Defense Department and NATO. The aim of the agreement is to provide […]

SES Government Solutions has a new name. SES has revealed that it is changing the name to SES Space & Defense, a change in which it says reflects a new […]

SpiderOak has formed a strategic partnership with TriSept with the aim of providing a comprehensive end-to-end security system capable of keeping critical commercial, government-space and ground operations protected from intentional […]

Astroscale and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are looking to jointly create a new satellite refueling service, the two organizations announced Dec. 7. The activities will be done under […]

Mangata Networks is to create a new space engineering, manufacturing, and operations hub in Scotland, the company announced Dec. 6. The company said it will create 575 new jobs in […]

Arabsat has signed a new capacity deal with Ninetnine that sees the content provider launch its live, linear entertainment TV channel Helwa TV on Arabsat. The two companies announced the […]

OQ Technology has announced that its ‘MACSAT’ mission supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) will launch in March on a Vega-C rocket. The […]

Eutelsat has tasked Thales Alenia Space to build its next-generation highly flexible, software-defined satellite (SDS) called Flexsat. The two companies announced the deal Dec. 1. The new Geostationary Orbit (GEO) […]

This article is part of a new series, in which Via Satellite interviews people in the industry at different points of their careers, with a focus on career decisions-making, and […]

OneWeb is developing new ground infrastructure in Bulgaria, the company announced, Nov. 29. Vivacom, part of the United Group network is constructing a dedicated ground station for OneWeb in Bulgaria. […]

Spacecom has revealed details of some trials its has done alongside Orbit Communication Systems evaluating connectivity speeds and performance of Orbit’s latest airborne terminals. The trials took place on Spacecom’s […]

When we look back on the year that is 2022 we will see a year that has been nothing short of seismic for the satellite industry. Huge pieces of consolidation, […]

Eutelsat has made another significant change to its management team appointing Christophe Caudrelier as its new chief financial officer. Eutelsat announced the appointment late last week. Caudrelier succeeds Sandrine Téran […]

The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) announced Nov. 23 that its SubOrbital Express 3 had launched the 12 payloads into suborbital space after two and a half years of preparation. Among […]

Satellite Vu has signed a new deal with a Japanese space company, Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI) that will see JSI use Satellite Vu’s imagery, products, and services to expand […]

Resonate Testing is offering new training program to deliver specialized training for space companies in Ireland. The industrial testing company announced Nov. 21 that it had partnered with Irish government-funded […]

ST Engineering iDirect is set for a busy year in 2023 as it aims to bring more of its technology to some of the satellite network business plans developing around […]