Mark Holmes

[Via Satellite 10-29-13] Earlier this year, Via Satellite announced that its Satellite Executive of the Year (SEOTY) for 2012 was Tom Choi, the CEO of Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS). Choi […]

[Via Satellite 10-28-13] In a recent interview with Eutelsat’s CEO Michel de Rosen, he spoke of the company evaluating a number of potential acquisitions before securing the $1.1 billion deal […]

[Via Satellite 10-24-13] The in-flight connectivity market remains one of the major talking points in the satellite issues as FSS and MSS players jockey for position in this market. This […]

[Via Satellite 10-23-13] After a recent Morgan Stanley report that predicted difficult times ahead for the FSS sector, another European investment firm, Natixis Securities, has released a report giving its […]

[Via Satellite 10-22-13] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is ready to commission three new satellites. The company hopes to complete the tender process by the end of January 2014 […]

[Via Satellite 10-21-13] Iridium Communications has been boosted by a $400 million, multi-year, fixed-price contract win with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide satellite airtime services to meet […]

Patrick Wood Photo: Astrium In October 2003, in one of the major deals of its kind in the milsatcom space, the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) signed a multi-billion dollar […]

Despite a slowdown in government spending, milsatcom remains a market of extremes. While it is clear governments around the world are looking for more creative solutions to fill their bandwidth […]

[Via Satellite 10-18-13] Satellite has played a important role in Europe reaching a key broadband target, according to the latest information from the European Commission (EC). The EC released a […]

The oil and gas sector remains an attractive one for satellite companies to target. With oil companies wanting to do more video, as well as improve the conditions for workers, satellite technology plays a key

301-354-2000Tish Drake, Publisher, 800-325-0156tdrake@accessintel.comMark Holmes, Editor, +44(0)176 3243726 mholmes@accessintel.comEditorialJulie Blondeau Samuel, Director, Satellite/Aviation/Defense Online

Satmex Control Center located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Satmex. Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat’s CEO, is pacing up and down the room in Paris, animated, explaining why the Satmex deal made

[Via Satellite 10-16-13] Russia Today (RT) is one of the key news broadcasters globally serving the needs of Russian people, both within the country and beyond. Given that it is […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Inmarsat’s order of a fourth Global Xpress (GX) satellite is key statement as the operator looks to make good on its huge investment program in a series […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] Northrop Grumman has Maureen Del Duca as its new vice president and deputy general counsel, Litigation and Investigations, the company announced Oct. 14. In this role, Del […]

[Via Satellite 10-15-13] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), and the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) have announced they are looking to actively engage the military in interference discussions and initiatives. […]

[Via Satellite 10-14-13] Cable & Wireless has taken a further step out of the satellite business by announcing that its subsidiary Monaco Telecom has agreed to sell its Algerian satellite […]

[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 […]