Mark Holmes

SpaceChain has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi as it looks to tap into markets in the Middle East, the company announced March 16. SpaceChain will look to spearhead […]

Skyrora has opened a new rocket engine testing facility in Scotland, the company announced March 15. The site allows Skyrora to concentrate its launch development operations for the purpose of […]

Intelsat has placed a multimillion-dollar order for Gilat Satellite Networks‘ SkyEdge IV Taurus modems to expand its capabilities the in-flight connectivity (IFC) arena, the companies announced Monday. SkyEdge IV Taurus […]

Xiplink is with working with Lanner Electronics to make its disaggregated virtual network functions available to the Lanner ecosystem. The two companies announced the collaboration, March 11. Xiplink believes the collaboration […]

Hispasat, the Spanish satellite operator, is piloting a new tele-education project in Panama for the Panamanian government. The company said March 11 that it is bringing tele-education services to the […]

Hispasat has joined forces with streaming and content protection company Nagra, to develop a wholesale OTT (over-the-top) television solution targeted at customers in Latin America. The solution, announced March 9, […]

Today’s Thursday Morning Conversation takes us all the way to Canada to talk to a veteran of the industry, David Gelerman, CEO of SpaceBridge. We talk about everything from his […]

Globalstar has appointed former AT&T Exec Dave Haight to be its new vice president of IoT, the company announced March. 8. Haight joins Globalstar after working on developing the IoT […]

Spire Global has signed a space services deal with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to build four 6U Lemur satellites for SNC to conduct radio frequency (RF) collection and analysis, the […]

Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS), the government division of Yahsat, has signed a new deal in the comms-on-the-move (COTM) arena, the company announced March. 7. YGS has teamed up with EDGE […]

Wyld Networks is joining forces with Treevia to deploy its IoT sensor-to-satellite technology with Treevia SmartForest, a digital platform for forest operation management. The companies said better forest management is […]

Intelsat, which announced a collaboration with TIM Brasil this week, has signed another telco deal, this time in Africa. Orange Mali selected Intelsat to bring 3G and 4G connectivity to […]

Via Satellite’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) this week features Todd Brown, director of Business Development at AvL Technologies as the company gets set for an exciting SATELLITE 2022. We talk […]

Intelsat has been working with one of Brazil’s biggest telcos to expand 4G coverage through satellite to the northern parts of Brazil, the company announced March 2. TIM Brasil is […]

Thuraya has launched its new IP-based radio communications solution, Thuraya Push-to-Talk (PTT), the company announced Feb. 28. The Yahsat-owned company developed this solution with Cobham Satcom. The solution is designed […]

Intelsat is the latest satellite player to collaborate with software giant Microsoft. The company announced Feb. 27 the successful demonstration of what it claims is a first of its kind […]

Pulse Power and Measurement (PPM) is teaming up with a leading U.K. university as its looks to develop what it calls a new approach to technology used in the radio-over-fiber […]

Global connectivity provider Orange has been a valuable customer for satellite operators as it builds its seamless mobile network in various regions around the world. Recently, Orange and its Senegalese […]

SES saw profits increase for 2021, but overall revenue fell to 1.78 billion euros ($2.02 billion), 2.9% down compared to 2020. SES achieved a net profit of 323 million euros […]

OneWeb has signed up a new distribution partner, Eclipse Global Connectivity (Eclipse), as it looks to target the government aviation market. The company announced a new five year partnership on […]

Intelsat is looking to get more young people across Africa involved in the space sector. The operator announced Feb. 22 that is getting ready to welcome 30 new students to […]

We are getting ready for our second SATELLITE show in six months in March. We are really looking forward to this one, as we expect more global participation as the […]

A revolution is taking place in the satellite industry, against the backdrop of the pandemic of the last two years that has heightened the need for universal connectivity. The satellite […]

Back by popular demand, Via Satellite’s 10 Hottest Companies list highlights the “must watch” companies providing satellite communications, ground systems, manufacturing, imagery and sensing, and launch services. Via Satellite editors […]

Measat has signed a new deal with Amagi which will see it distribute Toonz Kids via its Measat-3a satellite to households in Indonesia, one of Asia’s most lucrative pay-TV markets. […]

CPN Satellite Services (CPN) is the latest company to join Inmarsat’s Application and Solution Provider (ASP) program, an ecosystem for providers of software, hardware and solutions, and original equipment manufacturers […]

Eutelsat Communications‘ fiscal performance in the first-half of its 2021-2022 financial year (H1) will result in a delay in the company’s return to growth strategy, as revenues fell in some […]

OneWeb has beefed up its distribution capabilities in the United Kingdom and Northern Europe thanks to a new distribution partnership with Clarus Networks Group. Clarus will deliver OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency […]

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) now has 400 vessels as part of its VSAT marine network, the company announced Feb. 16. The company’s services are now used on 373 […]

Yahsat’s dedicated government arm Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS) has won a nearly $250 million contract from the UAE government. Yahsat announced the deal, Feb. 14. YGS will provide managed services […]