Mark Holmes

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-08-11] Nevion is changing the structure of its company as it looks to accelerate its development schedule and enhance its global presence, the company announced April 6. […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-07-11] OnAir signed an expanded satellite in-flight connectivity deal with Air New Zealand to equip mobile phone and data services onboard the airline’s domestic A320 aircraft, OnAir […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-05-11] Eutelsat signed a Ka-Sat capacity deal with French Internet service provider Sat2Way, Eutelsat’s second agreement within a week, the operator announced April 5.     The four-year […]

[Satellite News 04-06-11] The in-flight connectivity market is experiencing a significant growth phase as international airlines intensify their search for viable, satellite-based solutions to provide passenger connectivity.     To capitalize […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-05-11] More than 2 million households in the United States will cut their cable and satellite TV subscriptions in favor of online TV platforms by the end […]

[Satellite News 04-04-11] Sea Launch has emerged from bankruptcy and has received a vote of confidence from FSS giant SES which signed a framework agreement with Sea Launch  regarding possible […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-02-11] Spanish regional operator Hispasat increased its 2010 full-year revenues by more than 20 percent to181.3 million euros ($256.89 million) compared to the same stage last year, […]

Over-the-top (OTT) broadcasting is seen by many as one of the next big trends in broadcasting and could enable broadcasters and operators to be much more flexible in delivering video […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-31-11] Inmarsat has agreed to pay about $160 million to acquire Ship Equip, a provider of VSAT maritime communications services to the shipping, offshore oil and gas […]

[Satellite News 03-31-11] Optus Satellite Director Paul Sheridan is planning to sign a launch services contract for its Optus 10 satellite by the middle of the year.     While the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-29-11] Gilat Satellite Networks signed its second Latin America deal of 2011, winning a $14.5 million broadband contract with Peru’s Agency for Promotion of Private Investment (ProInversion) […]

[Satellite News 03-30-11] Latin America is projected to be the fastest growing television market through the next few years, according to an IMS Research report released March 30.     IMS […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-29-11] Eutelsat’s broadband subsidiary Skylogic signed an initial five-year contract worth 3 million euros ($4.22 million) with SkyDSL to market its Tooway broadband service provided by Ka-Sat, […]

One of the closing panels  of SATELLITE 2011 focused on a highly discussed topic in terms of the future of the satellite sector — broadband. The panel “Satellite Broadband: Ready […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-28-11] AsiaSat reported a 25 percent increase in its full-year 2010 revenues at $187.31 million compared with its prior year results. The improved performance drove $89.16 million […]

[Satellite News 03-25-11] Speaking at the IP & TV World Forum in London, DirecTV Senior Vice President of Engineering Henry Derovanessian talked of the operator’s strategy to leverage its recently […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-25-11] Amino Communications is shopping for partnership deals with satellite pay-TV providers to deploy its Over-The-Top (OTT) television box Freedom Jump, Amino CEO Andrew Burke told Satellite […]

[Satellite News 03-23-11] Gilat Satellite Networks’ acquisitions of Raysat Antenna Systems and Wavestream were key elements of the company’s strategy to beef up its overall capabilities and focus on defense […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-23-11] DirecTV signed a contract with NDS to develop addressable advertising insertion technology and enhanced audience measurement capabilities for the pay-TV operator’s platform, DirecTV announced March 22. […]

[Satellite News 03-21-11] Speaking on a broadband panel at the SATELLITE 2011 conference, satellite executives debated the impact of the industry’s response to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that […]

As SATELLITE 2011 celebrates its 30th anniversary, the CEOs of the largest FSS operators, Eutelsat, Intelsat, SES and Telesat, discussed the challenges for the sector as they look to stay […]

Issues such as a lack of skilled RF engineers, interference as well as better network management tools were key topics discussed at the CTO technology breakfast at SATELLITE 2011. With […]

Edward Horowitz, Director, U.S. Space, LLC says the satellite sector must adapt to the changing needs of Generation X and Generation Y if it is to stay relevant.    In […]

There is a great deal of excitement in the satellite sector, set-up by a series of large satellite orders, launch contracts, financing deals and acquisitions that have taken place during […]

[Satellite News 03-15-11] An RF engineer shortage has hampered the satellite industry’s efforts to deal with interference and provide better network management tools, according to a panel of CTOs speaking […]

[Satellite News 03-15-11] The satellite sector must adapt to the changing needs of Generation X and Generation Y if it is to stay relevant, U.S. Space Director Edward Horowitz said […]

The satellite industry remains popular among technology/media analysts at investment banks, and satellite stocks in Europe and North America remain popular with analysts.     Chris Quilty, a satellite equity analyst […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-10-11] Technology vendor NDS is looking to tap into the potential of the over-the-top (OTT) television market by launching its NDS Service Delivery Platform – a fully […]

[Satellite News 03-10-11] Noorsat, one of the MENA region’s first fully privately owned satellite service providers, could look to launch its own satellite in the near future, Noorsat CEO Omar […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 03-08-11] Sea Launch has entered into a framework agreement with SES to provide the satellite operator with detailed technical information regarding its launch vehicle system on a […]