Mark Holmes

[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 […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-10-11] The global consumer online video market was worth close to five billion euros ($6.89 billion) in 2010 and could go over 21 billion euros ($28.93 billion) […]

According to Simon Bull, a senior consultant at Comsys, 2010 was, “the year of the non-event” for the VSAT industry. As he opened up proceedings at Comsys’ VSAT event in […]

While the United States may invest more than any other nation in milsatcom assets and capacity, there is a great deal of innovation to be seen in international milsatcom strategies. […]

[Satellite News 10-24-11] As one Africa’s main economic hubs, South Africa is looking to develop its milsatcom capabilities by working alongside NATO and other African Union Defense Forces on missions […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-17-11] Gulf Air is looking to raise the stakes of its in-flight connectivity and entertainment business, launching its new Sky Hub service featuring in-flight live TV delivered […]

[Satellite News 10-13-11] As one of the most instantly recognizable global broadcasting brands, Discovery has aimed to be seen a pioneer in bringing 3-D TV content to households in the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-10-11] Thales Alenia Space has won a new nine-month study contract from the European Space Agency (ESA), the company announced Oct. 10. The ESPRIT (Emerging system concepts […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11] Sofradir has won a key contract to supply technology to new European Earth observation satellites. The company announced Oct. 10 that it had won a multi-million euro […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11] Hughes Europe is to provide satellite communications support to the ISMEP (Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness) project currently underway in Turkey, the company announced Oct. […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11]  OnAir has signed a new reseller deal for its Mobile OnAir solution, which provides passengers with inflight mobile phone connectivity, as well as mobile data facilitating ‘office-in-the-sky’ […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-10-11]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has won a new deal with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems, worth around $3.5 million, the company announced Oct. 7. It will […]

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 around $1.2 billion […]

[Satellite News 10-06-11] U.K. operator Avanti Communications will announce the commission of its Hylas-3 satellite in the near-term thanks to encouraging pre-sales on the future satellite, Avanti CEO David Williams […]

[Satellite News 10-05-11] After signing a new strategic contract with SES to bring more capacity to the Russian market, Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) could announce details of a new satellite […]

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 […]