Mark Holmes

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] Spacecom has won another capacity deal in Africa worth just under $6 million. The operator announced, Oct 14, that it had won a five-year deal worth $5.9 […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] Wessex Water has implemented a high-availability Communications-on-the-Move (COTM) solution from Hughes Europe, Hughes announced Oct. 14. This solution will help Wessex Water support rapid deployment of its […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] SatStream Media is launching SatstreamNet, a multicast-IP content delivery network developed specifically for the maritime industry. The network aims to provide over the air content to vessels […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] BT’s television efforts in the United Kingdom have been boosted thanks to an important new contract with BSkyB. BT announced Oct. 14 that the two companies had […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] Gilat Satellite Networks (Gilat) continues to make strong progress in Latin America after another key contract win last week. It received a letter of award for equipment […]

[Via Satellite 10-11-13] NSR is set to release the third edition of its Satellite Operator Financial Analysis (SOFA) report in which one of the main conclusions is that regional operators […]

[Via Satellite 10-10-13] Hispasat CEO Carlos Espinós says he expects Latin America to remain the key engine for growth for the company. The operator is hopeful that its Hispasat 4A […]

[Via Satellite 10-09-13] GVT, a Vivendi subsidiary, and EchoStar Technologies’ plans to form a joint venture in the Brazilian pay-TV market makes sense for both companies. This is the thought […]

[Via Satellite 10-08-13] Hughes Network System (HNS) recently announced it had teamed up with Media Networks Latin America (MNLA) to bring broadband services based on Ka-band to Latin America. While […]

[Via Satellite 10-07-13] The Montenegrin Police Force is the latest customer in Europe looking to benefit from high-powered satellites. Earlier this month, Eutelsat Communications and Satellite Broadband Service Network Montenegro […]

[Via Satellite 10-03-13] The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) will use its annual conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil later this month as a call to arms for the industry […]

[Via Satellite 10-01-13] Last week Optus confirmed the availability of the Thuraya SatSleeve through Optus Business in a key new deal. Optus Vice President of Satellite Paul Sheridan told Via […]

[Satellite TODAY 09-27-13] Morgan Stanley has released a new report citing “three highly experienced professionals in the FSS sector” on how they think the sector will develop over the next […]

[Via Satellite 09-23-13] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc)’s new CEO Morten Tengs is excited about the opportunity for the company in the maritime market. This was the one vertical that Tengs […]

[Via Satellite 09-20-13] Arqiva has signed a multi-transponder deal with SES, which enables the company to continue to serve radio and television customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. As […]

The story of Thaicom is one of the most interesting in our sector. The company took a brave step when it ordered the Ipstar satellite, but it took years for […]

Suphajee Suthumpun had worked for IBM for 23 years when she received a call from Thaicom asking her to leave the IT giant and turn around an ailing satellite operator. […]

[Amsterdam 09-18-13] The VSAT market is in surprisingly good shape and showed good growth in 2012. This was the view of Simon Bull, senior consultant at Comsys, who kicked off […]

[Via Satellite 09-17-13] After seeing its first four satellites launch successfully in June, O3b Networks has been dealt a blow by the news that its second group of four satellites […]

Arabsat will use its acquisition of Hellas-Sat, the Greek satellite operator, to bring more Ka-band satellite capacity to customers. The company is working hard on a new RFP for two […]

Welcome to our latest edition of the Ka-band E-Letter where we summarize recent events in terms of Ka-band and High Throughput Satellites (HTS). With the demand for capacity in regions […]

[Paris 09-12-13] The “Regional Operators: Asia” panel at World Satellite Business Week painted an optimistic future for the key regional players in the region, with strong DTH advances likely to […]

[Paris 09-11-13] The “Global satellite operators: Investment strategies for sustained growth” panel at the World Satellite Business Week in Paris saw the CEOs of Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, Telesat, and Astrium […]

[Paris, France 09-10-13] The MSS panel at World Satellite Business Week, “MSS Operators: Developing the Next Generation,” was dominated by a new sense of goodwill among the companies. In previous […]

[Via Satellite 09-09-13] Iridium CEO Matt Desch is confident that the company can redefine the hosted payload market with a bold new initiative, Iridium PRIME. This solution will host third-party […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] Intelsat is optimistic that it can play a key role in the growing aeronautical market, a major focus for the company. James Collett, director of mobility services, Intelsat, […]

[Via Satellite 09-05-13] AsiaSat is getting ready for a busy 2014. Its AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 satellites are likely to be launched in the first half of next year, […]

[Via Satellite 09-04-13] RRsat Global Communications Networks (RRsat) is aiming to have a more global presence over the next year. The company, which announced the acquisition of JCA (a London-based […]

[Via Satellite 09-3-13] The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) recent loan of $105.4 million to Israeli satellite operator Spacecom is further evidence of the bank’s growing support […]

[Via Satellite 08-29-13] MSS operators have performed above expectations in recent years and maintained a good growth momentum despite the withdrawal of troops and tough VSAT competition. This is one […]