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Shifts are coming to logistics including a deeper focus on IoT platforms and the scale of supply chain operations against the backdrop of disruption due to the pandemic. Connectivity providers are looking at their strategies as the logistics market is expected to see…  |
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Healthcare connectivity providers possess enhanced weaponry in the battle against the coronavirus amid a groundswell of funding for telehealth, AI and digital health. The number of telemedicine visits is doubling in some cases, as consumers incorporate…  |
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The UK must invest more in satellite communications as it reaches a pivotal moment for joining a handful of major global space powers, according to a new alliance of industry leaders. As the deadline for post-Brexit trade negotiations nears, the Athena consortium called on the British government to build a clearer roadmap for investing in satcoms, develop a sovereign PNT capability and other measures through 2030 to ensure the UK plays an active role in...  |
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Business continuity efforts such as workforce enablement amid the pandemic are underlining shifts in SD-WAN, as security and multi-cloud ecosystem upgrades roll out. Rapid changes in networks are deluging the SD-WAN sector, with users migrating to…  |
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Buoyant digital real estate got an extra lift after Dish Network made its first infrastructure partnership announcement, picking towerco Crown Castle to help transform the satellite broadcaster into a multi-platform 5G operator. The long-term tower MLA notably includes fibre, which has been coming under increasing scrutiny amid activist shareholder pressure. Dish Network is getting...  |
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Maritime connectivity will require skilled navigation as some executives say the sector is mostly on the rebound from pandemic-caused weakness demand for bandwidth increases. Amid this upbeat talk, the sector also faces choppy seas, including delayed projects and possibly a longer-than-expected…  |
 The pandemic has helped Hughes Network Systems attract more broadband subscribers but it has also pushed out its next-generation satellite plans into 2022. Connectivity Business speaks to Paul Gaske, Hughes EVP and GM for North America, about serving changing connectivity needs as COVID-19 vaccine progress lifts the outlook for mobility...  |
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Infrastructure for the digital and connectivity sectors is generating interest from dedicated funds amid a burst of deals and the expectation of more with data centres especially hot. In late October 2020 financial giant Goldman Sachs was the latest firm to make noise in digital infrastructure, investing US$500m to create…  |
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Increasingly intricate connectivity needs are pushing satellite operators towards vertical integration, particularly those looking to inject NGSO-based capabilities into the terrestrial ecosystem. Long-focused on a wholesale model, Canada’s Telesat is pursuing an end-to-end service solution as it receives a C$600m (US$460m) government funding commitment to help build out LEO services. “We plan on preserving existing relationships where those work,” Telesat's Michael Schwartz told Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week (WSBW). “We also plan on expanding to other channels to market that really didn’t exist in...  |
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The government market is proving fertile for connectivity providers, equipment makers and others in the ground segment as demand for data takes off. Changes in satellite capacity pricing are foremost in teleport as media-centric buyers are seeing…  |
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The DTH segment of satellite appears to be adopting a wait-and-see posture as the outcome of developments in the telecoms and cable sectors are up in the air. This includes what is reportedly a December due date for bids involving AT&T’s pay-TV…  |
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Enhancing user options is a key strategy for connectivity providers as they grow the rural market against the backdrop of another auction being prepared in the US. Large amounts of capacity and partnerships or other combinations are also key approaches to the rural connectivity market as…  |
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The speed at which satellite connectivity’s financial support systems returned after the initial COVID-19 shock took many by surprise, along with the exuberance of investments in the sector. The industry’s resilience is being pinned on accelerating demand for connectivity and strong government support, but has the pandemic and state of the economy made it more or less likely that it is in a bubble? Investors turned...  |
 Connectivity Business compiles the most notable M&A and financing deals across the various segments of the industry including mandated bankers and advisors. This Mandates Table ran in Connectivity Business Issue 247...  |
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Refinancing and cost control are expected to galvanise the satellite sector amid the unease of a weary economy under the pandemic. US-based IoT satellite operator Orbcomm is seeking to halve the interest on debt that the company…  |
