Aireon takes control of first payload hosted on Iridium’s NEXT
Aireon, a global-air-traffic surveillance company, has taken control of its first payload hosted on Iridium Communications’ NEXT satellite. The Automatic Dependent ...
Month: March 2017
Virgin Galactic spins off LauncherOne unit | Brief
Virgin Galactic is spinning off its LauncherOne rocket programme into a separate firm to better position itself to serve the booming ...
Go searches for new CEO as Yiannos Michaelides steps down
Maltese operator Go’s CEO Yiannos Michaelides (pictured) is leaving the company at the end of the month to pursue other opportunities. Michaelides ...
Telus raises debt for refinancing and keeps its stable credit profile in check
Canada’s Telus has sold US$500m of 10-year senior unsecured notes and C$325m (US$243m) of 31-year bonds to refinance debt as the ...
Telefónica issues debut US$3.5bn notes in US market since financial crisis
Spain’s Telefónica sold US$3.5bn of senior notes in two parts via funding vehicle Telefónica Emisiones amid foreign exchange tailwinds and attractive US ...
Satellite Solutions Worldwide nets £5m loan for satcoms expansion | Brief
Satellite Solutions Worldwide has secured a five-year £5m (US$6m) revolver with HSBC for further M&A, as the satcoms firm continues its roll-up ...
Vodacom Tanzania to scoop US$213m in debut IPO
Vodacom Tanzania plans to raise some TSh476bn (US$213m) in its initial public offering effectively boosting its market cap to more than US$850m. ...
HKBN promotes Lai to COO, CMO Selina Chong quits
ISP Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) has appointed Lai Ni Quiaque (pictured) as its new COO. Lai will continue to have oversight over his former ...
