Road ahead still rocky for connectivity as terrestrial wireless closes in on C-band

27 May, 2020

The FCC has the majority it needs to move forward with an accelerated plan for releasing parts of satellite C-band for terrestrial 5G, after the spectrum’s main holders Intelsat and SES declared their support. 

While the display of unity provides some relief for a troubled market, the plan faces other obstacles. Smaller satellite operators are...

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Why new Team Telecom authority has wider implications for M&A

23 April, 2020

As well as effectively formalising the role played by the government’s ‘Team Telecom’ in how transactions have been handled in the United States for more than 20 years, the new Executive Order (EO) gives this body a level of general oversight authority – even after a transaction closes.

For example, the FCC can now review existing licence holders and pursue litigation remedies. According to John Beahn, a partner in Shearman & Sterling’s CFIUS practice, it may also provide Team Telecom with the ability to look at....

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