Mark Holmes

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Last week, Arabsat and Es’hailSat, the Qatar-based satellite company, announced a strategic partnership that would promote closer cooperation between the two companies and strengthen the reach and […]

[Satellite TODAY 8-26-13] Emirates will be one of the airlines to watch when providing in-flight connectivity and entertainment services. The airline has long been a pioneer here and could be […]

Overon America, a subsidiary of Overon, one of Spain’s biggest communication and broadcasting companies, is looking to make more of an impact in Latin America, particularly ahead of the major […]

Fortune has certainly smiled on Brazil in recent times. It is hard enough to win the bidding for one major sporting event, so to hold both the FIFA World Cup […]

In recent days we have found that, despite costing 9 billion pounds ($13.68 billion), the London 2012 Olympics led to 10 billion pounds ($15.20 billion) in direct benefit to the […]

Overon America, una subsidiaria de Overon, una de las empresas de comunicaciones y radiodifusión más grandes de España, está buscando tener un mayor impacto en América Latina, en especial, ante […]

Recientemente se anunció que, a pesar de costar 9 mil millones de libras ($13,68 mil millones), los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres generaron beneficios directos para la economía del Reino Unido […]

Faltan menos de 12 meses para el Campeonato Mundial de la FIFA y en Brasil, un país fanático por el fútbol donde se llevará a cabo el evento, la emoción […]

[Via Satellite 08-22-13] There are likely to be more than 250 million pay-TV satellite subscribers by 2018, according to a recent research issued by Digital TV Research. Simon Murray, the […]

Overon America, uma subsidiária da Overon, é uma das maiores empresas de comunicação e radiodifusão da Espanha que busca causar um maior impacto na América Latina, particularmente antes dos importantes […]

Nos últimos dias, descobrimos que, apesar de custar 9 bilhões de libras (13,68 bilhões de dólares), os Jogos Olímpicos de Londres de 2012 geraram 10 bilhões de libras (15,20 bilhões […]

Faltam menos de 12 meses para o Campeonato Mundial da FIFA e no Brasil, o país fanático por futebol onde o evento será realizado, a emoção será tangível diante desse […]

We are very proud to introduce the new ViaSatellite.com, integrating Satellite TODAY. We have refreshed and revamped the look of the website to hopefully give you a more enjoyable overall […]

Over the last few months, we have worked hard to redesign and improve Via Satellite to continue providing the best content in the industry. Besides a new, refreshed look, you […]

The era of the connected aircraft is here and satellite is powering solutions that will impact the crew, business travelers, and people flying in economy. In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services, which […]

The O3b story spans multiple locations across the globe at different points over the last 20 years. From Boston, to Rwanda, to Paris, we look at some of the key […]

SkyStream, a major service provider in the Middle East, has its eye set in Iraq as a key potential growth market for the company.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is taking significant steps to make hosted payloads a more likely reality in the coming months by doing a lot of work behind the […]

Harris Government Communications Systems (Harris GCS) is positioning itself to be a key player in what promises to be an exciting hosted payload market in the United States over the […]

While there is clearly an international opportunity for hosted payloads, a lot of eyes still remain on the U.S. government. While we have seen a slew of deals earlier this […]

Inmarsat has signed a key new deal with RigNet which will see the company distribute Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) and L-band services to the energy sector and Inmarsat sell its retail energy business to RigNet in a deal worth $25 million.

ViaSat is one of the innovators in the satellite industry and its chairman & CEO, Mark Dankberg, a previous winner of our Satellite Executive of the Year award, has been […]

16.16 local time Tuesday June 25, French Guiana, will live long in my memory. That was the time when an Arianespace official came on a big screen, and said the […]

Telekom Srbija is one of the major telcos and key players across the broadcasting and communications sectors in Serbia, a country with a population of around 7.3 million people. Recently, […]

In the last roundtable we spoke to the CTO’s of five regional FSS operators and their plans to invest in new technology. For the MSS sector, there are also a […]

Eutelsat will pay more than $1.1 billion to acquire 100 percent of Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex), one of Latin America’s leading satellite operators in a major statement of intent about its ambitions in this region.

SES could be in for a challenging couple of years. A new research report by Morgan Stanley has moved SES to an “underweight” rating. The report highlights a number of risks that could impact the operator in the near future.

Avanti Communications, the U.K. based satellite operator, has issued a trading update, which indicates revenues for 2013 have fallen “below expectations” as of the end of June 2013.

Cellular backhaul and in-flight connectivity are two key markets for satellite players, and there are good prospects for both areas in Latin America.

Axesat’s President Mauricio Segovia talks about the company’s growth potential, its recent deal with Telesat, as well as the possibilities for High Throughput Satellites (HTS) in the region.