Mark Holmes

SES is expanding its partnership with the University of Luxembourg to encompass more cybersecurity elements, the company announced Oct. 14. Together with the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, […]

In May this year, Ryan Reid was appointed the new President of Boeing Commercial Satellite Systems International, after a more than 20-year career with the company. It is an interesting […]

Ovzon, a satellite hardware company based in Sweden, has received an order for satellite terminals from an unnamed U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) customer. The order, announced Monday, marks the […]

Spacecom, the Israeli satellite operator, is going through an acquisition that will place the majority of the company under Hungarian ownership. Hungarian telecommunications company 4iG announced Oct. 12 that its […]

OneWeb is exploring launching future satellites in its constellation from India, the home of its chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal. The company signed letter of intent with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the […]

Hispasat has signed a new deal with Greenland’s state-owned communications company, Tele Greenland, to bring satellite connectivity to remote communities. The telco will lease capacity on the Amazonas Nexus satellite […]

Eutelsat has signed a broadband deal with a major European telco. The company announced Oct. 7 that Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s biggest telco, will provide high-speed satellite broadband via the Eutelsat […]

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has taken a step toward launching satellites from northern Sweden in 2022. SSC announced Oct. 6 that it has signed a 12 million euro ($13.9 million) […]

Eutelsat now has a close to 23% stake in OneWeb. The company announced Oct. 6 that it is spending another $165 million to increase its stake in OneWeb from 17.6% […]

SES has signed a new capacity deal with a Direct-t0-Home (DTH) broadcaster in Asia, the company announced Oct. 5. Sirius TV, a brand of Smart Digital International, has signed a […]

YahClick is teaming up with the Universal Satcom Group to offer high-speed broadband across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), the company announced Oct. 3. YahClick and its partner Hughes […]

Honeywell is aiming to make a big impact in the small satellite market with the release of a new 3-Axis system designed to measure the Earth’s magnetic forces. Honeywell said […]

Inmarsat has signed another maritime deal, its third in a matter of days. The UK satellite operator announced Sept. 30 that Italian crude oil tanker owner Navigazione Montanari (Navmont) will […]

SES has announced two new Asia based deals in the last 24 hours. It is teaming up with SoftBank to deliver live sporting events into Japan. The deal was announced […]

Spire Global has appointed its first ever Vice President of Weather. Dr. Kevin Petty will take on the new role for the company and will oversee Spire’s weather solutions worldwide, […]

Patrick Drahi, the Franco-Israeli telecoms entrepreneur who founded Altice NV and recently became BT’s largest single investor, sent an unsolicited proposal to take over Eutelsat, the French satellite operator confirmed […]

Inmarsat has signed a new deal in the maritime area for its new Fleet LTE service. The company announced Sept. 28 that Solstad Offshore — one of the largest offshore […]

The SATELLITE show once again offered a barometer of the industry’s growing reputation as well as providing an exciting look into satellite’s future. Hosting Sir Richard Branson and Sunil Bharti […]

Neil Masterson was new to the satellite industry when he joined the revamped OneWeb in November 2020 after more than 20 years at Thomson Reuters. Nearly a year later, Masterson […]

David Micha joined Intelsat as president of government subsidiary Intelsat General in February of this year, after decades at L3 Technologies and the combined company L3Harris. In his first interview […]

PPM Systems has released new RF components for its satellite and defense customers, the company announced Sept. 26. The company has unveiled a series of high power broadband diplexers, plus […]

Isotropic Systems, which plans to become a key player in the burgeoning antenna industry, has secured another $37 million in Series B funding. The equity funding round was announced Sept. […]

Eurasian Space Ventures (ESV) recently signed an MoU with Kazakhstan’s national space agency Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary (KGS) and a joint Kazakh-French venture Ghalam, to develop space activities in Kazakhstan, where […]

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transport group Petredec is extending its Fleet Xpress service agreement with Inmarsat. This expanded deal involves a new commitment to Inmarsat’s Fleet Hotspot internet portal service, which […]

Astroscale has chosen Rocket Lab to launch its first active debris removal mission. The company announced Sept. 21 that Rocket Lab will launch Astroscale’s Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) […]

Inmarsat has made a move in the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) arena with the launch of a brand-new platform, OneFi, a customer experience platform for airlines. Inmarsat announced Tuesday that it […]

Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is partnering with Hunter Communications to monitor the Earth’s seismic activity, the two companies announced Sept. 20. The companies plan to install high-precision seismometers in […]

OneWeb, which recently signed a strategic agreement with AT&T in the U.S. has now signed another key deal in North America. A new Canadian distribution partner, Galaxy Broadband, will deliver […]

While progress with the man Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations continues, there are still some exciting things going on in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). SWISSto12, a provider of payload systems for telecoms […]

SES is seeing encouraging take-up of its cloud-based services. The operator announced Sept. 15 that since the first quarter of this year, more than 60 channels have adopted SES’s cloud […]