Mark Holmes

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  Avanti Communications signed a new capacity deal for its Hylas-1 satellite. The operator announced Feb. 15 that STM will be buying satellite capacity from Avanti to enable […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-16-12]  Spacecom, the Israeli satellite operator, has revealed details of a key customer on its AMOS-5 satellite. The AMOS-5 satellite was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

Interference solutions for military systems differ than those for commercial, as they have different constraints and requirements. The issue of interference has always been a top concern for commercial/military partnerships, […]

[Satellite News 02-08-12] In December, Andy Sukawaty gave his final interview as CEO of Inmarsat after an almost eight year reign. In the second part of a two-part interview with […]

[Satellite News 02-07-12] Andy Sukawaty’s eight-year tenure as CEO of Inmarsat began in 2004 and ended on Jan. 1, 2012. Replaced at the CEO role by Rupert Pearce, Sukawaty now […]

It does not seem so long ago that I was making my way to Madrid to interview Petra Mateos-Aparicio, chairwoman, Hispasat, who was deservedly crowned Via Satellite 2010 executive of […]

The European Commission (EC) shapes much of Europe’s digital and communications policies. One of the big questions facing the EC in recent years is how positive it has been towards […]

While 2011 was characterized by more sober predictions for the take-up of 3-D TV, there are still many believers among broadcasters in the medium. Most ardent among them is High […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 01-27-11] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has won another contract for a high-powered communications satellite, the company announced Jan 25. However, SS/L has not named the company that the […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11]  Arianespace has announced details of another successful Soyuz mission. The launch service provider announced Jan. 26, along with its Russian partners, that the Progress cargo spacecraft has […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11]  Vizada Networks has completed the installation of a custom designed VSAT Camp Antenna System (VCAS) for FMV, the Swedish Defence Material Administration, the company announced Jan. 26. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11]  Boeing had a fall in revenues from its Networks & Space Systems (N&SS) division in its fourth quarter results, issued Jan. 25. While overall the revenues from […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-27-11]  Northrop Grumman has won a three-year contract worth close to $9 million with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the company announced Jan. 25. Northrop Grumman […]

[Satellite News 01-25-12] SkyVision Global Networks is expecting to improve its performance in the African region during the next two years after signing an AfricaSat-1 capacity deal with Measat Satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-24-11]  Avanti Communications has signed a new deal for capacity on Hylas-1 worth a minimum of £13.6 million ($21.17 million), the company announced Jan 23. The deal is […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-24-11]  Thuraya has signed a new partnership deal in Africa as it looks to boost its market position in the region. The company has signed a service partner […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-24-11]  Globalstar has signed a letter of intent with Shahad Al Sahra Trading Est. (SAS) for SAS’s ownership and operation of a satellite gateway ground station located in […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-24-11]  Vislink is opening a new office in Melbourne, the company announced Jan. 23. The company, which specializes in in wireless, video and IP technologies together with their […]

[Satellite News 01-13-12] Many of the brightest minds in the satellite industry are looking to get their heads around the issue of satellite interference, which costs operators millions of dollars […]

[Satellite News 01-13-12] In part two of this roundtable interview conducted in the aftermath of the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG) conference, Inmarsat Senior Director of Network Operations and Engineering […]

[Satellite News 01-04-12] Greek telco Forthnet made a significant strategic move last November in launching its new Forthnet Satellite Broadband service on Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat satellite. Forthnet Chief Commercial Officer Yiannis […]

Early next year, the West Africa Cable System (WACS), an ultra-high capacity fiber optic submarine cable system that will link countries in Southern Africa, Western Africa and Europe, will be […]

Africa is a double-edged sword for satellite players. The continent has a population of more than one billion people, a majority of which are still not connected to high-speed services. […]

Gilat Satellite Networks is introducing a new Satcom-On-The-Move (SOTM) solution for airborne applications, the company announced Nov. 30. The SOTM solution will feature a very small Ku-band broadband antenna customized for […]

Could the impact of next-generation global Ka-band systems be felt in Latin America, where the economics of Ku-band currently prevail? Late last month, Inmarsat signed two partnership deals for its Global Xpress services […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-07-11] Ericsson has supplied Indian DTH operator Tata Sky with an advanced TV on-demand system that enables its subscribers to access unlimited movies on-demand and catch-up TV. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-11]  Iridium has made its GEOS emergency response service available to its Iridium Extreme satellite phone customers, the company announced Dec. 6.     Iridium has integrated the GEOS […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-11] Hughes Networks Systems (HNS)has won a task order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to deliver managed broadband services to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-07-11] Avanti Communications has won a new satellite broadband contract in the United Kingdom worth £5 million ($7.82 million), the company announced Dec. 6.     Avanti won the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-06-11]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed an agreement worth $1.4 million with Lockheed Martin Space Systems to deliver advanced technology solutions to the NASA Goddard Space […]