SPAC enthusiasm generating massive investments in connectivity

7 January, 2021

Satellite companies are generating hundreds of millions of dollars in financing by striking deals with special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC), helping fuel the growing alternative transaction trend.

The rise of so-called blank-cheque companies is also spawning real scrutiny as well, as…

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Digital divide measures pushing non-traditional operators to the fore

9 December, 2020

Non-traditional operators grabbed the lion’s share of the FCC’s technology-neutral rural broadband fund in its first phase, where higher than expected competition from entrants signals a dynamic shift in efforts tackling the US digital divide.

Cableco Charter Communications won the highest...

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Canadian LEO broadband goes public | Viewpoint

1 December, 2020

More funding routes are increasing flexibility and competition for incoming satellite broadband constellations, with Telesat’s plan to go public adding more certainty for its LEO ambitions.

But even as a new breed of SPAC offers a fast-track to recovering stock markets, the satellite industry is unlikely to see a major shift to public funding sources as alternatives...

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