HughesNet Increases Speed of Network
[Satellite Today 07-23-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC has increased the speeds of three of its HughesNet...

Inmarsat Ends Harbinger Talks
[Satellite News 07-21-08] Inmarsat has ended discussions with Harbinger Capital Partners in regard to a...

BSkyB Exec Highlights Broadband Importance
[Satellite News – 07-18-08] BSkyB, which serves around 1.4 million broadband subscribers in the United...

Hellas Sat Plans Expansion Into DTH, Residential Broadband Markets
[Satellite News – 07-17-08] Hellas Sat has ambitious plans to attack both the direct-to-home (DTH) and...

Izmailov Reveals RSCC’s Ambitious Satellite Plans
Mark Holmes  
[Satellite News – 4-18-08] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), one of the main players on the Russian satellite landscape, recently signed a deal for a new satellite, the Express-AM4... read more 

Mount Everest Defeated With Help From Satellite Technology
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 4-16-08] Former Near Earth LLC President J. Armand Musey has reached base camp on Mount Everest and is preparing to ascend to Camp 1, 19,600 ft. above sea level.    ... read more 

MSV Moving Ahead On Inmarsat Deal, Posts Revenue Increase For Quarter
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 5-6-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) posted a 6 percent increase in revenues for the first quarter of 2008 and has made significant progress in implementing the cooperation agreement... read more 

SpeedCast CEO Confident Of Strong Early Take-Up For Maritime Service
Mark Holmes
[Satellite News – 4-7-08] SpeedCast CEO Pierre-Jean Beylier believes the company will have 100 ships installed with its new global maritime broadband service in the first year of operation. SpeedCast, a... read more 

DataPath Expands Focus To Commercial Markets
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News – 3-10-08] Network solutions company DataPath Inc. named industry veteran Dave Helfgott CEO in February.     The company has moved from mainly selling systems to the U.S... read more 

Satellite Executives Cast Eyes Toward SATELLITE 2009
Mark Holmes  
[Satellite News - 3-4-08] In the final panel of SATELLITE 2008, “Satellite SWOT: Challenges and Opportunities for Satellite Enabled Communications”, industry executives discussed a variety of... read more 

RRSat Makes Global Plans Following Acquisitions
Mark Holmes   
[Satellite News – 4-3-08] Israel’s RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. has completed a pair of acquisitions in the past two months that will give the company a strong position in both in the... read more 

Eutelsat, ViaSat Expand Broadband Plans
Mark Holmes   
[Satellite News 1-15-07] Eutelsat's satellite broadband plans have gained momentum last week, as the company announced plans to procure a dedicated Ka-band satellite in conjunction with ViaSat Inc., which is... read more 

Lunasat Ready to Bring Consumer Satellite Broadband to Africa
Mark Holmes  
[Satellite News – 4-14-08] Lunasat could bring satellite broadband services to consumer markets in Africa within the next two years. Ziad Monla, Lunasat’s CEO, told Satellite News, “We are... read more 

Sukawaty: Inmarsat Looks To Build on ‘Monumental’ 2007
Mark Holmes  
[Satellite News – 3-13-08] Inmarsat had a “monumental” year in 2007, posting a 40 percent increase in profits before tax, a 15 percent gain in revenues and launching six new services... read more 

Satellite Broadband Market Beginning To Show Signs Of Strength
Jessica Pearce
[Satellite News - 3-4-08] Satellite broadband has finally found market success, with offerings by WildBlue and Hughes reaching thousands of customers in North America and a recent deal struck between ViaSat... read more