Mark Holmes

When it comes to DTH in Asia, it is not hard to look past India, which at the end of April 2012 had close to 44 million DTH subscribers, making […]

Over the next three years the demand in India will increase by 40 percent for C-band and 100 percent for Ku-band. —Jagbir Singh, Bharti AirtelCellular Backhaul in Asia: A Market […]

In-flight connectivity is a major issue for international airlines as more passengers expect connectivity as part of their travel package. A number of major Asian airlines have announced plans to […]

International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched the Satmex 8 satellite for Mexican satellite operator, Satmex. The ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle launched from Pad 39 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 01:07 today local time. It was the first successful launch for ILS this year.

A commercial partnership between an FSS and MSS operator could happen “sooner rather than later” as the talk of convergence between the two sectors gathers pace. This is the opinion of Maury Mechanick, a telecoms/satellite lawyer at White & Case and one of the top legal experts in the satellite industry.

In September 2010, at the Comsys’ VSAT conference in London, ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg spoke optimistically about placing an order for the ViaSat-2 satellite and having it launched by 2014. However, as we head out of SATELLITE 2013, it seems this panorama has become very uncertain.

Arabsat CEO Khalid Balkheyour has confirmed to Via Satellite that the company concluded a hosted payload deal on its BADR-7 satellite and will announce the customer at the SATELLITE 2013 […]

I would like to congratulate Tom Choi, CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) who I am proud to name as our Satellite Executive of the Year for 2012. As always, it […]

Six years ago, Asia Broadcast Satellite CEO Tom Choi had a bold vision for the operator. He wanted to create a regional powerhouse with multiple satellites. By 2012, Choi built […]

 Rooftops of Marrakech With a population of just over 50 million people, South Africa is one of the world’s most interesting DTH markets as operators battle for new business there. […]

International Launch Services (ILS) is looking to bounce back quickly after the problems of launching the Yamal-402 satellite late last year for Russian satellite operator, Gazprom Space Systems.

Petrobras is one of the world’s biggest oil companies and one of the biggest companies in Latin America. The company had a net profit of around $36 billion in 2012, […]

Albavision is one of the largest Latin American TV networks and has nearly 30 channels across all of the region’s major markets. The company has been going for over 60 […]

A lot of executives believe flexibility and intelligent payloads could be key technology topics at SATELLITE 2013. These topics are now frequently on the agenda, and satellite operators are looking […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-24-13] Arabsat has concluded a hosted payload deal on its BADR-7 satellite and will announce the customer at the SATELLITE 2013 conference in March. Arabsat CEO Khalid Balkheyour […]

[Satellite TODAY 01-17-13] SpeedCast has made an acquisition that will strengthen its position in the maritime satellite communications market in Europe. The company has completed the buyout of Elektrikom Satellite Services, a […]

Passenger connects onboard Emirates’ A380 via OnAir airborne connectivity system.  OnAir, a key service provider in the in-flight connectivity arena, is hoping for a banner year in 2013. Ian Dawkins, […]

In December, the Global VSAT Forum’s Ka-band roundtable assembly in London featured top speakers from regulators, legal firms, as well as satellite companies all debating the future for Ka-band and […]

The satellite industry has become known for the stablility of its leadership. For example if you look at our Big Four FSS panel at SATELLITE 2013, three of the CEOs […]

Broadcasters in markets such as Central and Eastern Europe and Africa are all facing some of the same challenges that broadcasters are in markets such as Western Europe and North […]

Wavestream, now a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks, is shipping its AeroStream transceivers to Tecom Industries for integration into Tecom’s KuStream 1000 and KuStream 1500 broadband antenna systems for onboard […]

Wavestream, now a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks, is shipping its AeroStream transceivers to Tecom Industries for integration into Tecom’s KuStream 1000 and KuStream 1500 broadband antenna systems for onboard […]

Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce says he is confident the company can make a strong impact in all areas of the in-flight connectivity business, including cabin and cockpit […]

Arianespace is getting set to launch satellites for key government and defence programs in the United Kingdom and Mexico. The Skynet 5D (United Kingdom) and MEXSAT Bicentenario (Mexico) satellites are […]

Encompass Digital Media’s acquisition of TIBA Satellite Services (TIBA) has been described as “the missing piece of the puzzle” as the teleport operator finally has the global presence it really […]

[Satellite News 12-07-12] (London, United Kingdom) The Global VSAT Forum’s Ka-band roundtable assembly in London this week featured top speakers from regulators, legal firms, as well as satellite companies all […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-07-12] Shaw Direct, which has over 900,000 DTH subscribers in Canada, is looking to bring a variety of new applications to its customer base in Canada. Shaw […]

SES announced earlier this week that it will take part in the Artes-33 program (Electra) of the European Space Agency (ESA), which aims to develop a full electric propulsion small/medium […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-06-12] Inmarsat CEO Rupert Pearce says the company has performed solidly in 2012 despite a tough operating environment this year. Pearce became CEO of Inmarsat at the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-05-12]  Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop (Elop) has won a new deal from Israel Aerospace Industries, the company announced Dec. 5.  Elop will provide a space camera for the […]