Yahsat ready for new normal with next-gen Thuraya positioning | Q&A
Yahsat placed its long-awaited bet on the direction of global connectivity markets in ordering its first satellite for Thuraya, its...
Economic hardship boosts prepaid and could prompt more MVNO deals as Verizon buys Tracfone
The economic environment is encouraging more MNOs to acquire MVNOs, as Verizon buys Tracfone in the US in a strategy-changing prepaid push. Value...
Industry titans are helping satellite connectivity achieve another record-breaking year
Satellite connectivity is on course for a bumper 2020 in what is shaping up to be a record quarter for...
Bigblu Broadband is reshaping its growth strategy for a new connectivity era | Q&A
After growing rapidly through a series of acquisitions in the fragmented satcoms market, British space and terrestrial connectivity provider Bigblu...
The state of play for European MNO mergers after Hutchison/O2 u-turn
The European Commission’s interventionist stance lost footing when a court scrapped its veto against a US$13.4bn UK MNO merger. As...
New connectivity providers muscling in on connected car opportunity
The release of CBRS in the US could be a key growth engine for the global connected car market, as...
Worsening satellite TV decline pushing AT&T to deal table as spectrum costs mount
The global pandemic continues to add fuel to M&A speculation in the strained telecoms sector, rekindling talk that AT&T is trying...
Select connectivity industry M&A and financing mandates | Issue 245
Connectivity Business compiles the most notable M&A and financing deals across the various segments of the industry including mandated bankers...
Investment projections shift as satellite data surge heightens cyber risk
The opportunity for satellite to take a greater share of the global telecoms market comes with more exposure to cyber-attacks....
Buyout firms seeing opportunity for telcos weighed down by fibre deployments
Heavy fibre capex demands in battered economies are opening up opportunities for private equity, reportedly encouraging British telecoms incumbent BT to...
