Mark Holmes

Despite buzz around growth in satellite services, revenue for this segment of the satellite industry is predicted to be virtually flat through 2025, according to Euroconsult figures. Nathan de Ruiter, […]

Inmarsat has unveiled plans to build a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network called Orchestra, which will include close to 200 satellites built and launched between 2025 and 2030. Orchestra will […]

SES has signed a new nine transponder capacity deal on its SES-8 satellite in India. The company announced July 29 it had entered into a multi-transponder agreement with NewSpace India […]

With the Olympics now in full swing, it is only natural we should go Tokyo for this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation to talk to Astroscale CEO Nobu Okada. Life is […]

Telcos are moving towards digital services as they fight the commoditization of their connectivity services. This is one of the key findings of a new whitepaper “Mobile Carriers Accelerate Digital […]

Inmarsat will use the Santander Teleport to host and maintain a new Satellite Access Station (SAS) for its new Inmarsat-6 satellites, the two companies announced July 28. The first of […]

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) new Director General Alexey Volin gave some of his first public remarks this week since taking the helm of Russia’s state-owned satellite operator. Volin […]

Rupert Pearce, who was CEO of Inmarsat for almost ten years, has a new role in the finance sector. Pearce announced July 26 that he is collaborating as a venture […]

In our last edition of Via Satellite, we announced our eagerly awaited 10 Hottest Companies in Satellite, which is already causing quite a stir and generating good conversation. Thousands of […]

Just over five years ago, Facebook’s connectivity plans took a huge blow when the AMOS-6 satellite was destroyed during a Falcon 9 rocket test fire. The global connectivity giant Facebook […]

Space and airborne laser communication equipment supplier Mynaric will enter India’s elusive, yet lucrative aerospace market after signing an MoU with JR Aerospace, a newly established Indian investment and technology […]

One of the Asia’s biggest satellite pay-TV operators has unveiled new hardware that works without a satellite dish. Astro, the leading DTH player in Malaysia announced July 22, that it […]

Ground segment players all believe that the COVID-19 pandemic has made them more customer- and service-focused, rather than just focused on selling hardware, according to executives from Comtech EF Data, […]

AT&T is leaving the satellite pay-TV business in Latin America. The company announced yesterday that Grupo Werthein, a private Argentinean company, is acquiring a 100% stake in Vrio, a company […]

SES has won a new capacity deal which sees one of Germany’s most famous media brands become a TV channel for the first time. The company announced that WeltN24, a […]

For this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC), we talk to Wind River’s Regional Sales Director Michael Mehlberg about all things cybersecurity and space. Wind River is one of the key […]

OrbComm is bringing its latest IoT innovation to the agriculture market. It announced July 20 that it had launched a wireless Tractor ID sensor, which aims to enable trailer pairing […]

e-GEOS, an Italian Space Agency (ASI- 20 percent) and Telespazio (80 percent) company, and ImageSat International (ISI), are partnering to jump into the market with their own new Earth Observation […]

AsiaSat has made a play in the maritime sector by launching a brand new connectivity service targeting maritime customers in in the Asia Pacific region. Its new managed connectivity service, […]

SES Government Solutions (GS) has won a new deal with the U.S. Space Force in Greenland, the company announced July 19. The operator’s U.S.-based government business will support the Thule […]

Forsway and KenCast are looking to boost their position in the broadcast market thanks to a new combination of the two companies’ products and technology. Under the terms of a […]

Malaysian satellite operator Measat has moved customers off of its Measat-3 satellite after it suffered an anomaly in late June. The company issued a statement on July 17 confirming the […]

Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace has been boosted by a new contract win that will see the company deliver technology to the new Radar Observation System for Europe (ROSE) satellite as […]

Software-defined technology developer Innoflight will deliver key avionics for four satellites produced by L3Harris Technologies under the terms of a new contract the two organizations announced July 15. L3Technologies represents a […]

Avanti Communications continues to make progress in Africa’s connectivity market after signing a partnership agreement that could help connect 400 million people in rural sub-Saharan Africa with mobile broadband services. […]

Honeywell’s plans in the aviation arena have been boosted by the news that it has received a technical standard order (TSO-C159) certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) for its […]

The Russian government is inching closer to its goal of offering a global satellite connectivity service after state-operated Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) signed a cooperative agreement on Wednesday with […]

A number of major European organizations and companies have joined forces to bring the next level of cybersecurity to the European satellite arena in a new project. The aim is […]

Sweden has announced details to bring a next generation low-cost Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) terminal to market. A collaboration involving Satcube along with Chalmers University of Technology, Gapwaves, and Forsway Scandinavia […]

John Deere, the U.S. agricultural farming giant, is likely to deepen its relationship with the satellite sector over the next few years. The company has a history with satellite and […]