Mark Holmes

Inmarsat completed the first phase of testing for its new Orchestra network, which aims to bring together existing GEO satellites with LEO satellites and terrestrial 5G into an integrated solution. […]

Satellite operator ABS won a new contract in the oil and gas arena. The company announced late Wednesday that Seanet Technologies Myanmar (Seanet), a VSAT service provider, will use capacity […]

OneWeb has won a new deal in the maritime sector with Navarino, a maritime technology company. Navarino joins OneWeb’s global distribution partnership network to deliver high speed, low latency connectivity […]

OneWeb plans to bring its high-speed, low-latency broadband satellite connectivity across the Republic of Uzbekistan. The company announced May 17 that it had signed an MoU with Uzbekspace, the Agency […]

SES Government Solutions (SES GS) has been awarded a follow-on contract from the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) for the Trojan network. The award announced May 16 is […]

For this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation, we talk with Koen Willems, head of Global Government Strategy at ST Engineering iDirect, and Steve Slater, managing director at GRC Ltd. about advanced mobility. […]

Spacecom has entered the maritime market, signing its first deal in the market with a superyacht communication provider. The Israeli satellite operator announced May 12 that a superyacht communication provider […]

Singtel, one of Asia’s largest telcos, is launching iShip, a platform to provide satellite-enabled connectivity and digital services for the maritime industry. iShip’s integrated services for crew and fleet management […]

Exotrail has won a new contract with the French government to deliver bespoke simulation and mission analysis software to the French Space Command (CDE). The contract is with the Defence […]

Liquid Telecom Satellite Services is expecting to see strong revenue growth in 2022, thanks to demand for connectivity, particularly in Africa, its main market. Scott Mumford, CEO of Liquid Telecom […]

Eutelsat has signed a deal which will see satellite used extend corporate networks for government offices and key enterprises of the Tuvalu Islands. Under the terms of this multi-year agreement […]

SES Government Solutions (SES GS) is bringing Planet Labs onto its team for a recently awarded NASA contract to develop and demonstrate near-Earth communication services. NASA awarded SES GS a $28.96 […]

Gilmour Space Technologies won a contract from the Australian government to develop and launch a new sovereign surveillance satellite. The company will be developing a prototype G-class satellite for the […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced May 5 it signed an MoU with Bengaluru and Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), Dharamshala for co-operation in the areas of space […]

SES saw a modest increase in overall revenues in the three months to the end of March compared to the same stage last year. The operator reported its first quarter […]

Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) is targeting the emergency services market with a new connectivity solution. The company announced May 4 that it is launching CommsBox, designed to quickly provide […]

Hispasat has won a new satellite backhaul deal in Mexico, the company announced April 28. The Spanish satellite operator will provide a satellite backhaul solution for a network of LTE […]

Azercosmos has formed a new partnership with teleport operator Signalhorn to boost its position in the African satellite market. The two companies announced April 27 that Azercosmos will provide broadband […]

It​​ is hard to believe it has already been a month since the SATELLITE show. It was refreshing and humbling for me personally to be part of the community in […]

Now in its fourth year, the competition for Via Satellite’s Satellite Technology of the Year (STOTY) award gets fiercer every year. More than 30 companies entered to win in 2021. […]

Sky Perfect JSAT and Japanese telco NTT are working together to form a new joint venture, Space Compass Corporation, to establish an integrated space computing network. The joint venture, announced […]

Inmarsat is launching a new service designed to provide greater cyber protection to its maritime customers. The product, Fleet Secure Unified Threat Management (UTM), is a standard option on its […]

SES has been involved in tests to optimize satellite performance and allocate spectrum, working with researchers at the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT). SES […]

AsiaSat has appointed Victor Au as its new general counsel, the company announced April 22. Au has more than two decades of experience working across international and local law firms […]

Measat is working with Reach Ten Communication on the new Measat-3d high throughput satellite (HTS) East Malaysia Gateway project, Measat announced April 21. The project is scheduled to be launched […]

Hispasat has teamed up with internet service provider GlobalSat to roll out satellite connectivity hotspots in 500 remote towns in Mexico, including Durango, San Luis Potosí, Guerrero, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, […]

The satellite industry is going through a period of consolidation down the value chain. At SATELLITE 2022, two such deals were announced, with SES acquiring the Global Enterprise Solutions (GES) […]

Sky Perfect JSAT (JSAT) has signed a new maritime deal with Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line (MOPAS) to upgrade the consumer experience with better broadband. Under the deal announced April 19, […]

Space systems face growing security threats, as evidenced by Viasat’s recent security incident. On April 6 in Paris, speakers at CySat, a European event dedicated to cybersecurity for the space […]

Thales Alenia Space is joining forces with AIKO to develop advanced software for space systems, the two companies announced April 8. The partnership will primarily study the use of artificial […]