Author: Mark Holmes

With a number of satellite operators and direct-to-home players fighting for business, the Middle East remains a fierce region in which to do business. While fixed satellite services operators such...

Driven by Communism and the Cold War, Russia ushered in the satellite age in October 1957 with the launch of Sputnik. Today, the country is one of the biggest single...

September has seen two significant deals in the European military space, as Italian satellite operator Telespazio won a contract from the Italian Defence Ministry for the launch and operation of...

Belgian satellite solutions provider Newtec is revamping its management structure to better deal with the needs of customers and may also look to make more commercially minded acquisitions, the company’s...

The satellite set-top box market is a very competitive arena dominated by players such as Thomson, Pace Micro Technology and Philips. But these players received a surprise in August when...

[09/14/07 – Satellite News] Smart Communications CEO Napoleon Nazareno admitted to Satellite News it was “a possibility” that the operator could use satellite technology when offering mobile TV services in...

[Satellite News – 9-13-07] It is not every day a major European pay-TV operator enters into a new market with a population of close to 50 million people, but that...

Inmarsat’s announcement earlier this year that the company planned to enter the handheld market is a bold statement of intent. The company aims to be a key player in the...

[09/12/07 – Satellite News] Inmarsat’s announcement earlier this year that the company planned to enter the handheld market is a bold statement of intent. The company aims to be a...

Pace Micro Technology is launching a new business unit, Pace Networks, which it hopes will enable satellite pay-TV operators to effectively deploy advanced solutions to their customers, particularly in urban...