Mark Holmes

[Via Satellite 11-16-2015] Intelsat’s latest EpicNG deal with SkyPerfect JSAT was not easy to do and in fact took well over a year to complete, according to Bruno Fromont, senior […]

[Via Satellite 11-11-2015] SpeedCast has been one of the most active companies in the satellite sector over the last two years. Recent acquisitions of Hermes Datacomms and SAIT Communications give […]

[Via Satellite 11-04-2015] Global MilSatCom is one of the main events for military and communications executives and officials. Here, we look at the five key learnings from day two of the […]

[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] The oil and gas market continues to have a number of interesting dynamics that impact satellite players. Firstly, the market has been going through a tough time […]

[Via Satellite 09-28-2015] Sky Deutschland, the major DTH operator in Germany and Austria, is likely to be one of the leaders in providing Ultra-HD channels and services in Europe. The […]

[Via Satellite 09-24-2015] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) CEO Morten Tengs expects that over the next three to four years the maritime market will become as important to the operator as […]

[Via Satellite 08-04-2015] Cobham Satcom aims to position itself as a growing presence on the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) landscape. The company supplies equipment to airlines to help them enable the […]

[Via Satellite 08-03-2015] Over the last few months, the area of small satellites has been one of the hottest topics in the industry, partly as OneWeb, SpaceX and LeoSat all […]

[Via Satellite 07-15-2015] Lockheed Martin Space Systems is looking to make more of an impact in the commercial satellite sector. While the company has had numerous successes in the U.S […]

[Via Satellite 6-25-2015] Intelsat has joined forces with OneWeb in a key new strategic alliance. OneWeb is planning to launch a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation of more than […]

[Via Satellite 5-12-2014] Thaicom saw a significant increase in its revenues in the first quarter this year compared to the same stage last year. This was one of the highlights […]

Denmark is a relatively small country in Europe with a population of less than 6 million people. However, over the last 20 years, it has seen its demands for satellite […]

[Via Satellite 03-10-2015] Telekom Austria believes its satellite broadband service in Austria, as well as Central and Eastern Europe, where the telco operates, has the potential to reach up to […]

[Via Satellite 03-10-2015] One of the highlights of SATELLITE 2015 will be a speech given by Greg Wyler, the founder of O3b Networks, who will be telling the world about […]

[Via Satellite 02-26-2015] The “connected car” and “smart cities” are two potentially new and exciting markets the satellite industry could play in over the coming years, particularly the former as the […]

Skybox Imaging has been one of the success stories of the satellite sector in recent years. The company, which was created only a few years ago, was sold to Google […]

Yahsat, based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), expects to have an equal split between commercial and government revenues in four years. This is one of the company’s main ambitions outlined by Yahsat CEO

I would like to start by offering congratulations on behalf of the whole Via Satellite team to Dan Berkenstock of Skybox (Google) who has been announced as our Satellite Executive of the Year for 2014

In 2007, Dan Berkenstock was in grad school at Stanford University in California, trying to figure out a future direction. Less than eight years later, he is the Satellite Executive of the Year for 2014. To

[Via Satellite 2-2-2015] The satellite industry has been ramping up its efforts in Africa over the last few days as it looks to persuade governments and key stakeholders about the […]

Es’hailSat, the Qatari satellite operator, could commission a Ka-band satellite over the next 12 months. Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari, CEO of Es’hailSat, is confident in this timeframe the operator will have a

≠≠≠Jordan Irving, a systems engineer at Iridium, is living his dream. As a young kid growing up in a small town in the United States, he was always fascinated by space. During his freshman year at Utah

+1 301-354-2000EditorialMark Holmes, Editorial Director, Aerospace, +44(0)176 3260638, mholmes@accessintel.comVeronica Magan, Managing Editor & Digital Strategist, ext. 1766Caleb Henry, Junior Editor, ext

[Via Satellite 12-19-2014] The 4K market will begin in earnest in 2016. This is the view of the Michael Inouye, a research analyst at ABI Research who looks in-depth at […]

When we launched the Via Satellite Excellence Awards in 2013, the response from the industry was overwhelming with companies entering across the board. It was also the first time that Via Satellite expanded

Nikki Jahn has been a spacecraft systems engineer at Surrey Satellites Technology Limited (SSTL) since 2012. Previously, Jahn earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics degree at the Imperial College of London in

+1 301-354-2000EditorialMark Holmes, Editorial Director, Aerospace, +44(0)176 3260638, mholmes@accessintel.comVeronica Magan, Managing Editor & Digital Strategist, ext. 1766Caleb Henry, Junior Editor, ext

With satellite operators competing all over the world, getting the next set of technology investments right is key for any company. We look at how some of the industry’s top […]

With 8 million subscribers in Africa, MultiChoice is looking to build its presence across other markets in the continent. We look at the opportunities and obstacles the company faces. MultiChoice […]

I will start this month by passing our condolences to the family of Michael Alsbury, who tragically lost his life in the Virgin Galactic test flight incident that made front […]