Author: Mark Holmes

[Satellite News 07-29-08] The ownership saga of Inmarsat took another as Harbinger Capital Partners Funds intends to bid for the mobile satellite services (MSS) company and then combine it with...

[Satellite News – 07-25-08] Thuraya, believes its latest small broadband terminal with advanced video streaming capability will enable the company to make more of an impact in the mobile data...

[Satellite News – 07-23-08] Swiss defence company Ruag has been part of the space landscape in Europe for around 30 years, but is looking to play a larger role in...

[Satellite News – 07-18-08] BSkyB, which serves around 1.4 million broadband subscribers in the United Kingdom, hopes to use that infrastructure to provide the next generation of content services to...

[Satellite News – 07-17-08] Hellas Sat has ambitious plans to attack both the direct-to-home (DTH) and residential broadband arenas, as the Greek national satellite operator looks to transform its business...

[Satellite News – 07-14-08] Premiere had a difficult beginning to 2008, as the German pay-TV operator disclosed in February that hackers had compromised its platform.     The breach of the...

[Satellite Today – 07-10-08] A new satellite solution will spearhead a new push into Europe for Newpoint Technologies, a market in which the company has “significantly underperformed” in throughout the...

[Satellite News – 07-08-08] Inmarsat has held preliminary discussions with U.S. investment company Harbinger Capital Partners, Inmarsat’s largest shareholder, which could lead to Harbinger taking over the satellite operator.    ...

[Satellite Today – 07-03-08] Unitymedia, a relatively small player in the German satellite pay-TV market, is making a big impact as it begins to challenge well-established Premiere.     Unity is...

The importance of the launch sector to the growth of the global satellite communications industry was highlighted in 2007, as two of the three major providers suffered failures, forcing some...