Mark Holmes

SATELLITE 2013 was a great event as usual. But, if you had $10 for every time someone either mentioned the Boeing/ABS/Satmex “electric” satellite deal or High Throughput Satellites (HTS), you […]

Conversations about the market opportunities for High Throughput Satellites (HTS) tend to focus on data and broadband services. However, it could also present satellite operators with opportunities in the broadcasting […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-13] Freesat, the subscription free satellite TV platform in the United Kingdom, is now in 1.7 million homes, which represents around 6 percent of U.K homes. According to […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-30-13] SES is hoping it can make a strong impact in the United Kingdom’s broadband market. The company announced today it has signed a deal with BeyonDSL for […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-29-13] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s (TSBc) revenues continue to decline. The operator reported revenues of 237 million Norwegian Kroner ($40.46 million) in the first three months of this year, […]

Matt Desch, CEO, Iridium. [Satellite TODAY 04-26-13] Iridium’s hosted payload deal with Harris was a landmark for the company. It is also a crucial one for the satellite sector, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-24-13] Boeing generated revenues of $1.9 billion from its Network and Space Systems (N&SS) business, an increase of 5 percent compared to the same stage last year, in […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-25-13] Iridium Communications has announced that it has signed an agreement with Harris Corporation to enable the use of expanded hosted payload space on the Iridium NEXT platform, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-24-13] Orbital Sciences had an encouraging first quarter with net profits reaching $19.6 million, an increase of $6.6 million. However, revenues for the quarter were slightly down at […]

In the May edition of Via Satellite, we have interviews with the U.K. Minister for Universities and Science, key executives from shipping companies and airlines, as well as an in-depth focus on the High Throughput Satellites (HTS) market. Here are some of the best quotes to give you a flavor of the edition.

Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) has appointed Blake Mclane as its new President.

[Satellite TODAY 04-23-13] The EMA Group has gained a key regulatory approval in Asia. The company announced that BlueTraker VMS, its latest generation of marine grade satellite terminals especially designed […]

Media Partners Asia (MPA) projects there will be close to 700 million pay-TV subscribers in Asia by 2020, up from 444 million in 2012. This is one of the key findings of the company’s new research report “Asia Pacific Pay-TV & Broadband.”

[Satellite TODAY 04-19-13] SES and Eutelsat Communications have both made key Ultra-HD (4K) announcements in the last 24 hours. Eutelsat revealed it was teaming up with leading Turkish pay-TV provider, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-18-13] Arianespace has appointed Stéphane Israël as its new chairman and CEO, the company announced April 18. Israël replaces Jean-Yves Le Gall, who is the new president of […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-18-13] Intelsat has taken the next step on what it hopes will be a successful IPO process, a process in which it hopes to derive over $470 million […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-18-13] Digitürk, Turkey’s leading pay-TV operator, is the latest DTH operator to enter into the 4K arena. The company has launched a dedicated demonstration 4K channel in partnership […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-18-13] MetiSpace Technologies CEO Theresa Beech is confident that the company can make a big impact in the U.S. government market this year. GMV, the private multi-national firm, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] Thuraya has boosted its position in Latin America by extending its GSM roaming coverage to 11 additional countries across the Americas in partnership with leading telecommunications providers, […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] Eutelsat Communication’s Eutelsat 3D satellite is now undergoing final preparations for launch aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M rocket at the Baikonour Cosmodrome in […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] TrustComm, a small-business provider of secure Comsatcom solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has announced completion of its reorganization after the American investor group Global […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] C-Com Satellite Systems, a provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has seen a significant increase in revenues and profits in the first quarter. This was one […]

[Satellite TODAY 04-17-13] Content distributor In Demand has renewed its capacity agreement with SES for the delivery of PPV and Video On Demand sports and entertainment television content to cable […]

Arianespace has announced it generated revenues of 1.33 billion euros ($1.74 billion) in 2012, one the highlights of the company’s latest set of annual results.

Elara Comunicaciones, the Mexican service provider that started implementing a large-scale satellite network to bring voice and data service to 2,717 towns in rural southeastern Mexico, is hoping to replicate its success in at least two other countries in the region in the near future.

The Over-The-Top (OTT) video market is now worth over $8 billion, according to the latest research by ABI Research. Major markets such as America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific have experienced year-on-year growth in excess of 50 percent in 2012. Is the strong growth in this market ultimately going to impact the satellite market?

Boeing and Honeywell have signed a new technical services agreement as they look to come up with the next generation of high-speed in-flight connectivity services on passenger devices such as iPads, smartphones, tablets and laptops.

United Airlines is one of the world’s biggest airlines. In total, United Airlines and United Express operate an average of 5,472 flights a day to 381 airports across six continents. In 2012, both lines operated nearly two million flights carrying 140 million customers.

[Satellite TODAY 04-09-13] Via Satellite has launched its first dedicated edition for Asia. The issue will be distributed at the Asia Pacific Operators Summit (APOS) hosted by Media Partners Asia […]

The take-up rate of in-flight connectivity services is proving to be lower than expected. Euroconsult recently released the “Prospects for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity” report