Mark Holmes

[Via Satellite 09-26-2016] Thuraya Telecommunications has organized a lecture and workshop demonstrating the benefits of satellite-based technology to a new generation of engineers and students interested in the space industry. […]

[Via Satellite 09-07-2016] Yahsat, the Middle East satellite operator, hopes its recent deal with Panasonic Avionics will give it greater scope to make its presence felt in the mobility market. […]

Over-The-Top (OTT) television has been little short of a phenomenon in recent years. Netflix, for example, was a company that almost no one had heard of a few years ago, […]

There is an interesting new trend present in the maritime industry. Companies traditionally focused on the aero market, notably Panasonic Avionics and Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE), have made acquisitions — […]

[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] While Optus Satellite has no current plans for new satellites, and its next satellite is likely to be a replacement for its CI satellite, which was launched […]

[Via Satellite 06-28-2016] The U.K. Parliamentary Space Committee held its Summer Reception Tuesday, three days after the United Kingdom controversially voted to leave the European Union (EU) — one of […]

[Via Satellite 06-24-2016] Eutelsat Communications is ramping up activities on its Broadband in Africa initiative, which it set up in 2015 to provide satellite broadband services in Africa. The operator […]

[Via Satellite 06-23-2016] Analysts have been in Luxembourg this week as SES held an Investor Day to explain various aspects of its growth strategy going forward. The reaction has been […]

[Via Satellite 04-20-2016] OSN, the Middle East Direct-to-Home (DTH) television provider, believes it will keep a strong position in the pay-TV market despite the entrance of Netflix and similar services. […]

[Via Satellite 04-19-2016] Tricolor TV is one of the main satellite TV players in Russia and has been one of the first DTH operators to launch Ultra-HD services into the […]

As winter fades, and Spring starts to set in, one thing you can always guarantee at this time of year is that the satellite industry is in full bloom and […]

Operator of the Year: O3b Networks There is little doubt that O3b had an incredible year in 2015 signing well over 30 deals and cementing itself as one of the […]

Operator of the Year: O3b Networks There is little doubt that O3b had an incredible year in 2015 signing well over 30 deals and cementing itself as one of the […]

Shipping companies want bandwidth. The connectivity will enable applications that can allow the company to streamline operations and become more efficient. Moreover, being connected allows crewmembers to access social media, […]

I first met Ryan Wallace, Facebook’s technical program manager within Connectivity Deployments, at VSAT Global in London last year. In fact, I interviewed him on stage. Typically, he was on […]

[Via Satellite 04-11-2016] Small satellites could open up new business models for governments and other interested parties. This was one of the key findings of the “Data from Satellite Constellations” […]

Andrey Kirillovich, director of integration services and projects at RSCC, speaks to Mark Holmes, Via Satellite’s editorial director, at SATELLITE 2016.

Peter F. Hoene, president and CEO of SES Government Solutions, speaks to Mark Holmes, Via Satellite’s editorial director, at SATELLITE 2016.

Via Satellite’s Editorial Director Mark Holmes speaks to our Satellite Executive of the Year for 2015, Michel de Rosen, chairman of the board for Eutelsat, at the SATELLITE 2016 Conference […]

In the “Battle on the High Seas. New Maritime Broadband Competition” panel, key satellite players both on the operator and ground segment side looked at the particular dynamics of what […]

[Via Satellite 01-13-2016] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MH) hopes the successful launch of Telesat’s Telstar 12 Vantage satellite on the H-2A rocket will be the precursor to more international business. Ko […]

[Via Satellite 01-12-2016] 2015 was a busy year for O3b Networks as the company announced a number of deals in its first year of commercial operation. It also ended the […]

[Via Satellite 01-11-2016] The Internet of Things (IoT) has been mentioned in almost as many conversations as small satellites over the last 12 months. It is a hot buzzword as […]

[Via Satellite 01-07-2016] AsiaSat CEO William Wade believes events at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) were the most critical of the year for the satellite industry, hailing it as […]

[Via Satellite 01-06-2016] In our third special year-in-review features, where we talk to CEOs of major satellite companies about 2015, we talk to David Gelerman, CEO at Advantech Wireless. One […]

[Via Satellite 01-05-2016] ViaSat has long been one of the most exciting companies in the satellite sector. It builds some of the most powerful satellites out there, and has been […]

[Via Satellite 01-04-2016] This week, we will be talking to some of the key decision makers in the satellite industry regarding their 2015 highlights. To kick off this week, we […]

[Via Satellite 12-31-2015] Yahsat is keen to carve a niche in the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market. The Middle-East-based operator, which signed a deal with Etihad Airways in November to trial […]

[Via Satellite 11-25-2015] ViaSat has taken its next evolutionary step in the residential broadband market in North America by upgrading its residential broadband service, Exede. The service now potentially provides […]

[Via Satellite 11-23-2015] At the Internet of Things (IoT) World Forum in London last week, a number of speakers touched upon the changing dynamics of the IoT market, and the […]