Mark Holmes

The topic of servicing in-orbit satellite assets was already a hot talking point for the industry when Intelsat announced a deal with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) in March to […]

[Satellite News 09-30-11] In the second part of our two-part interview, Thales Alenia Space CEO Reynald Seznec tackles a major topic of conversation among satellite manufacturers — the possible realization […]

[Satellite News 09-29-11] For the past two years, Thales Alenia Space has enjoyed success as one of the world’s top satellite manufacturing companies. But Thales Alenia Space CEO Reynald Seznec […]

[Satellite News 09-22-11] Steve Collar took up his role as the new CEO of O3b Networks in March, replacing Mark Rigolle who had succeeded in securing a financial package worth […]

[Satellite News 09-21-11] Steve Collar took up his role as the new CEO of O3b Networks in March, replacing Mark Rigolle who had succeeded in securing a financial package worth […]

[Satellite News 09-20-11] Telecom operators are viewing the advent of Ka-band satellites as a significant offering to companies that had previously looked away from satellite in order to re-assess the […]

[Satellite News 09-19-11] One of the main takeaways from Comsys’ VSAT 2011 event held in London this week was that 2010 was a tough year for the VSAT industry.             […]

The data communications market via satellite in the Middle East is shrinking, according to one executive we spoke to at IBC today. This executive, who works for a telecoms service […]

Solaris Mobile has launched EUR Radio – a new, free, pan-European digital satellite radio demonstration platform, which will serve the European Union region. Solaris Mobile announced the initiative today at […]

While the satellite industry is in many ways ‘a good news’ industry with stories of growth and opportunity in difficult economic times, this growth can also lead to problems. RF […]

Pace is confident that it will have a major DTH customer for its new range of advanced set-top boxes in the near future. It has already signed its first cable […]

[Satellite News 09-12-11] Solaris Mobile has launched EUR Radio – a new, free, pan-European digital satellite radio demonstration platform, which will serve the European Union region. Solaris Mobile announced the […]

The opportunities in Latin America are proving to be a hot talking point among the satellite community at IBC. The economic growth in countries like Brazil is at odds with […]

Telecom operators are becoming bigger believers in satellite technology. The advent of Ka-band satellites is prompting telcos, who previously had looked away from satellite, to re-assess the technology in terms […]

One of the major new satellite developments to happen during the past 12 months was Ka-band’s evolution from a concept to a reality in orbit. The bandwidth has taken off […]

Talia, a satellite voice and Internet service provider, known for its operations in Africa and the Middle East, is now targeting becoming part of the vibrant Latin American communications market […]

The pace of change in broadcasting is always stark when you attend an event like IBC, where the talk will undoubtedly center on the latest innovations in broadcasting such as […]

If 2010 was the year that saw 3-D TV start to enter the mainstream consciousness, 2011 is the year where DTH operators started to make good on their strategies in […]

[Satellite News 09-02-11] MNC Sky Vision has reached one million DTH subscribers in Indonesia, one of Asia’s potentially biggest growth markets for satellite communications. The company has historically grown on […]

To compete in a multi-faceted video environment, DTH operators must answer this question: How can future growth strategies be adapted to leverage technology that works alongside satellite? Today’s broadcast market […]

Airlines operate in an increasingly competitive market and in-flight connectivity could become a key method of gaining passenger loyalty. A number of airlines are now looking to strike deals to […]

There are a number of factors that have placed the military satellite communications landscape in a state of evolution. With most countries in the western world coming to grips with […]

[Satellite News 08-25-11] Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) rallied back from a slowdown in satellite orders earlier this year, winning contract orders from Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) and Singtel Optus. […]

[Satellite News 08-19-11] Pakistani national satellite operator Paksat could commission new satellites as early as next year, as capacity sales on its new satellite Paksat-1R, launched last week, were better […]

[Satellite News 08-16-11] After struggling to capitalize early on its new broadband services, satellite operator Thaicom is finally reporting healthy revenue contributions from its Ipstar offering, which could help the […]

[Satellite News 08-15-11] SES Astra considers its most recent contract agreement with satellite hardware manufacturer Newtec an important step in developing both its Ka- and Ku-band strategy, according to Patrick […]

[Satellite News 08-15-11] SES Astra considers its most recent contract agreement with satellite hardware manufacturer Newtec an important step in developing both its Ka- and Ku-band strategy, according to Patrick […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-10-11] Emerging markets will experience stronger TV set shipment growth over the next four years than more developed markets, according to an IMS Research report issued Aug. […]

[Satellite TODAY 08-10-11] U.S. telco Verizon is adding mobile satellite solutions to its private IP service suite, the company announced Aug. 8.    By leveraging Verizon’s multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) […]

The satellite capacity situation in Latin America is becoming much more difficult to manage for both satellite operators and capacity buyers. Werner Schuler, CEO of Media Networks Latin America (MNLA), a company […]