Mark Holmes

The Latin America region has probably frustrated and intrigued the satellite sector in equal measure throughout the years. With economic instability rife in the early part of the previous decade, […]

Exciting government projects, strong demand for capacity and economies showing growth even in difficult times — the Latin American region ticks all the boxes to be a lucrative market for […]

With demands for the finite resource of satellite bandwidth consistently on the rise, the challenge for both operators and service providers is to increase optimization and management efforts. In order […]

[Satellite News 07-29-11] While the latest financial reports issued July 29 from Eutelsat Communications and SES provided an overall positive outlook for the two FSS operators, the conservative results received […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-25-11] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) generated revenues of $44.53 million in its 2011 fiscal second quarter, according to its latest financial results issued July 22. While TSBc’s figures […]

[Satellite News 07-20-11] Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) only has about five percent of capacity on its fleet left to sell, Satmex Vice President of Business Development Clemente Cabello told Satellite News. […]

[Satellite News 07-12-11] Eutelsat Communications’ much talked about dedicated Ka-band satellite Ka-Sat has now entered into commercial service as the operator finds itself leading the satellite industry into a new […]

“Times, they are a-changing.” Bob Dylan made the phrase famous in the 1960s and now, almost 50 years later, expansions in technology have made it all too apparent again. We […]

Latin America as a region has probably frustrated and intrigued the satellite sector in equal measure through the years. With economic instability rife in the early part of the previous […]

[Satellite News 06-30-11] In May, SES streamlined its management structure as part of a strategy that consolidates SES Astra and SES World Skies’ activities in order to meet the increasing […]

[Satellite News 06-29-11] Earlier this year, SES CEO Romain Bausch said that it was “reaching crunch time” for its Solaris Mobile joint venture with Eutelsat, as its progress in gaining […]

[Satellite News 06-24-11] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) will announce next week which company has won the contract to launch its new Thor 7 satellite, TSBc CEO Cato Halsaa, told Satellite […]

[Satellite News 06-22-11] The satellite capacity situation in Latin America is becoming a “nightmare,” according to the CEO of one of the region’s most influential communications companies, and a major […]

[Satellite News 06-16-11] China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC), which was established in 1980, is the sole commercial organization authorized by the Chinese government to provide satellites, commercial launch services […]

[Satellite News 06-09-11] Major airlines are confident that the market for in-flight entertainment and connectivity services is going to heat-up in the next year as investments in satellite-based solutions and […]

[Satellite News 06-09-11] Major airlines are confident that the market for in-flight entertainment and connectivity services is going to heat up during the next year as investments in satellite-based solutions […]

[Satellite News 06-06-11] Pay-TV in Africa has long been slated as a potential growth market for satellite, with low penetration and emerging middle class economies allowing DTH to hit the […]

With demands for bandwidth set to increase, satellite players are vying to supply the crowded maritime sector with more effective communications solutions, as shipping operators look to satellite to boost […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-01-11] FSS operators Measat Satellite Systems and Thaicom are teaming up to bring satellite broadband services to Malaysia based on the Thaicom-4 satellite.  According to the collaborative […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-11] SES has signed a connectivity deal with YellowSat, a French start-up company that provides Internet connectivity to enterprises, governments and institutions in Africa, the operator announced May 31. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-01-11] Thaicom has announced it has received approval from Thailand’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology for its new satellite, Thaicom 6, which is expected to cost around $160 […]

Telesat’s new Telstar 14R/Estrela do Sul 2 satellite, which was only launched last week, suffered an anomaly that prevented the satellite’s north solar array to fully deploy. The south solar […]

[Satellite News 05-31-11] Broadcast and teleport services provider Belgium Satellite Services (BSS) is close to signing a new partnership deal in Africa as part of its efforts to boost its […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-11] NASA has selected Fibertek to design, develop, fabricate, test and deliver laser systems to be used for the ice, cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission. NASA announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-11]  In a major potential piece of consolidation in the Australian satellite market, Foxtel has made an offer to acquire pay-TV rival Austar. Foxtel announced the proposed acquisition […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-11] Technology developed with European Space Agency (ESA) funding and drawing on long-running research aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is opening up a new way to keep hospital […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-31-11] Orbcomm has signed a partnership deal with two companies, Field Intelligence and Controls to provide global data communications, the company announced May 26. Field Intelligence and Controls […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-31-11] China’s influence in the Latin American satellite market is building after it was announced that the Venezuelan government has reached an agreement with Chinese government to […]

[Satellite TODAY 05-27-11] SES Astra has signed its first contract with an Italian broadcaster for DTH services in Italy. The company announced May 25 that Italian TV operator Promosat will use […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 05-27-11] Vizada is stepping up its efforts in the maritime market, launching Vizada XChange — a new platform for providing a secure and controlled communications environment that […]