Mark Holmes

[Satellite News 11-12-10] Satellite imagery is playing a new innovative role in the area of wildlife habitat surveys in Wales. The country is hoping to be the first in Europe […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-12-10] Despite adding 45,000 new subscribers in its 2010 third quarter, Sky Deutschland is a long way from proving its reliability as an investment, according to UBS […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-12-10] SES World Skies signed an AMC-6 capacity deal with Partners In Health (PIH) to expand and enhance mission-critical connectivity across Haiti, the operator announced Nov. 11.     […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-11-10] ND SatCom has become the first certified Citrix partner in the field of satellite communication thanks to ND Satcom’s XWARP cloud computing solution, the company announced […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-11-10] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) repositioned the U.K.-DMC-1 satellite, which is reaching the end of its operational life, the company announced Nov. 10.     SSTL said it […]

Developing a satellite broadband-on-the-move solution that meets connectivity speed requirements at an economical price point has been a top priority for many mobile operators. Inmarsat CEO Andy Sukawaty has had […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-09-10] Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Pro handset has been making steady progress in the handheld market since its commercial launch in June, Inmarsat CEO Andy Sukawaty said Nov. 8 […]

[Satellite News 11-09-10] ESPN, which is aiming to one of the early movers in the 3-D broadcasting arena, has completed a comprehensive research study looking at the early impact of […]

[Satellite News 11-08-10] Vega has led a consortium of subcontractors to a contract win with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop and deploy the Core Payload Data Ground Segment […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-10] Pace has acquired Latens Systems, a content security software and middleware company, for about 29 million British pounds ($46.9 million), Pace announced Nov. 4. The acquisition will […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-08-10] Clear Channel will renew its capacity deals with SES World Skies for 144 MHz of capacity on four satellites to deliver connectivity and content to subscribers and […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-05-10] A surge in revenues from the multi-usage business and the data and value-added services business helped boost Eutelsat’s first quarter 2011 revenues by more than 12 percent […]

SingTel’s maritime services sector in Asia now generates about half of the company’s total revenues, and the operator now is looking to increase consumer uptake. SingTel Vice President of Satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-04-10] Astrium Services has won a study contract to assess the provision of satellite services for accurately tracking aircraft over remote locations, particularly over the oceans, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-04-10] Odeon UCI, the largest cinema chain outside the Americas, will deploy Arqiva’s Digital Cinema Satellite System, Arqiva announced Nov. 2.     Under the agreement, signed through Arqiva’s […]

RSCC is investing about $1 billion in new satellites in a campaign to boost the operator’s capacity from 283 transponders today to 680 transponders by 2015, according to CFO Dennis […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-10] The ITU has deployed 100 broadband satellite terminals in the flood-affected districts of Pakistan, the organization announced Nov. 2.     The ITU said it has been working […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-03-10] Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel signed deals with several Hollywood Studios to bring movies to Foxtel subscribers in a similar timeframe with DVD releases, the operator announced Nov. […]

[Satellite News 11-04-10] Bharti Airtel, one of India’s biggest telcos with more than 100 million wireless subscribers, is making satellite services a larger part of its overall strategy in the […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 11-02-10] The unexpected loss of Eutelsat’s W3B satellite on Oct. 29 due to a satellite propulsion subsystem anomaly provoked gloomy reactions from European investment bank satellite analysts. […]

[Satellite TODAY 11-02-10] Bulgarian telco Vivacom saw a significant increase in profits in the first nine months of 2010 as a result of the boost it has received from its […]

[Satellite News 11-02-10] Europe Media Port (EMP), a global teleport provider, is having a strong 2010 backed by recently signed deals with O3b Networks and Kahkeshan Digisat.     Dimitrios Papaharalabos, […]

The relationship between telcos and satellite companies is complex. Some telcos own their own satellite assets, while others rely on leased capacity, to serve business and government clients. A number […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-25-10] BSkyB has launched its Anytime Plus IP Video-on-Demand (VoD) service to customers in the United Kingdom, the company announced Oct. 22.     The service aims to […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-25-10] Witbe, a video monitoring solutions provider, is hoping to make an impact in the 3-D TV arena with the launch of a new stereoscopic 3-D TV […]

[Satellite News 10-25-10] MYtv’s plans to launch a new DTH platform in Ukraine by the middle of this year have been held up due to software issues in the platform’s […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-22-10] Analysts and regional broadcasters have highlighted Indonesia’s DTH potential for years, and Measat Satellite Systems has entered into an agreement to lease Measat-3a Ku-band capacity to […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-22-10] U.K. satellite ISP Avanti Communications’ Hylas 1, the first of its next-generation broadband satellites, is slated for launch Nov. 25th after the spacecraft arrived at Arianespace’s launch […]

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-21-10] Satellite IP services provider Central European Telecom Services (CETel) wants to make more of an impact in the Middle East broadband market through a network expansion […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-21-10] The number of worldwide Internet users has doubled in the past five years and will surpass 2 billion by the end of this year, according to a […]