Mark Holmes

[Satellite News 12-02-11] ViaSat U.K. is making a concerted effort to target the government and enterprise market in the United Kingdom with a slew of new products and services. Late […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-11]  Astrium has received confirmation from the European Space Agency (ESA) following its Preliminary Design Review (PDR) that its Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution launcher project has been approved, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-11] LightSquared has signed a deal with Smarter Car, a new company that will soon offer mobile services that enable automobile dealerships and drivers to access critical data, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-02-11]  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 […]

It may seem odd that satellite interference can be a bit of a taboo subject in the industry, given that the recent Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG) event I attended […]

This year the satellite sector has gone through many changes. EchoStar acquired Hughes, Astrium agreed to acquire Vizada and deal making was abundant, involving SES and SpaceX as well as […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-01-11] Viewing on tablet devices is beginning to cannibalize the viewing of video on PC and TVs. This was one of the main findings of Orange Exposure […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11]  Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has been boosted by news of an investment of £21 million ($32.67 million) by the U.K. government, which will enable it to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11] GlobeCast has appointed Emma Brackett as its new vice president, WorldTV. Brackett will be responsible for driving development of the company’s WorldTV DTH satellite and OTT business […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11]  SES has appointed Ferenc Szelényi as its new senior vice president, Commercial Europe, the company announced Nov. 30.       Szelényi will be heading the European sales force […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-01-11]  Solaris Mobile has received a key recommendation from the ITU, the company announced Nov. 30. The company has been acknowledged by the ITU and its MSS system […]

[Satellite News 11-30-11] On Nov. 17, Eutelsat issued a statement in which it “strongly refuted” recent reports that claim it was generating interference on its own satellites in order to […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-30-11] Measat Satellite Systems has signed a further capacity contract for its Measat-3a satellite. It has hooked up a deal with Viacom 18 Media to distribute its […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-11]  Inmarsat has signed two partnership deals for its Global Xpress services, the company announced Nov. 29. Gogo and OnAir are set to become key distribution partners for […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-11]  Globalstar will launch six new second-generation satellites Dec. 25, the company announced Nov. 29. Globalstar made the decision after consulting with satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space and […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-11]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has won contracts worth C$4.2 million ($4.04 million) from NASA’s Johnson Space Center to extend its support of the Robotic Work Station […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-30-11]  Hermes Datacomms has completed the installation of a multi-site 4 mbps C-band SkyWire cloud for a major oilfield services company in Libya, the company announced Nov. 29. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-29-11] AsiaSat’s AsiaSat 7 satellite has been successfully launched, the operator announced. The satellite was launched via an ILS Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  A Russian government satellite was successfully launched by the Soyuz rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia, Arianespace announced Nov. 28. This was the 15th Soyuz family […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  ‘n’, one of Poland’s leading DTH providers, is launching a new OTT service in Poland today. The service, ‘nVOD NET’ will be a supplement to the operator’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  Spacenet has appointed Glenn Katz as its new CEO. Katz will take over at the beginning of 2012 and replaces Andreas Georghiou, Spacenet’s current CEO who has […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  Marlink will supply its WaveCall VSAT systems for installation aboard 40 vessels to Odfjell Management, a major shipping company that owns and operates a global fleet of […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  ‘n’, one of Poland’s leading DTH providers, is launching a new OTT service in Poland today. The service, ‘nVOD NET’ will be a supplement to the operator’s […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-29-11]  Eduardo De Las Peñas Nava, Transmission Systems Manager, Pemex, one of Latin America’s leading oil companies, has been confirmed as a speaker for an exclusive Via Satellite […]

[Satellite News 11-29-11] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) hopes to have sold up to 80 percent of the capacity on its ABS-2 satellite prior to launch. The launch of the satellite, […]

[Satellite News 11-28-11] Turkish Airlines (TA) is looking to ramp-up its in-flight connectivity options to passengers. The airline is working with Panasonic Avionics on developing new solutions and options for […]

[Satellite News 11-22-11] Deutsche Telekom (DT) launched its satellite TV offering Entertain Sat at the beginning of September and reached 50,000 subscribers by the end of the month. With such […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-11]  Stratos Global has extended its contract to provide Suncor Energy with a high-speed satellite link connecting Suncor’s Newfoundland operated offshore and shore-based facilities, the company announced Nov. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-11]  SkyVision Global Networks is set to launch a range of new services in the next week as it looks to boost its position in the African communications […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-10-11]  Hughes Network Systems, (Hughes), is working with TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) to boosts its offerings in the government and military space. The two companies announced Nov. 8 that […]