New disruption wave rushes toward LEO sector as Telesat partners with balloon connectivity provider Loon
A new wave of disruption is barreling down on LEO communications as satellite operator Telesat looks to use the network operating system...
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Uncertainty around 5G profitability leaves investors worried about Verizon’s growth prospects
Uncertainty around 5G profitability is fueling investors concerns over Verizon’s growth prospects, even as the largest US carrier claims it will...
Rising demand for mobile data boosts investor interest in consolidating Latin American telecoms market
Rocketing rising demand for faster fixed and mobile data is expected to make the consolidating Latin American telecoms market increasingly...
Countries in Africa ordering their first satellite adds to mixed GEO communications outlook
An uptick in first-ever communications satellite orders from countries in Africa offers some relief for ailing GEO manufacturers, with the...
Kacific’s funding progress is highlighting growing Family Office appetite for connectivity | Q&A
Singapore startup Kacific is ramping up towards the launch in Q3 2019 of its first satellite Kacific-1, a condosat being shared with Japan’s Sky...
Increasingly dynamic cloud partnerships could follow US$550m IBM-Vodafone joint venture
IBM and Vodafone’s US$550m European cloud joint venture could be the start of an important connectivity trend, signalling more significant partnerships to...
Verizon tipped to win FCC’s first mmWave spectrum auction with AT&T bidding aggressively for second place
Verizon is expected to be the big winner of mmWave spectrum in the US, as the value of provisional bids in...
C-band valuation estimates surging as 5G auction interest intensifies
A recent survey of investors suggests the monestisation of C-band could generate valuations much higher than a previous estimate, as...
Tech heavyweights firm up data centre investment despite cloud capex slowdown
The anticipated cloud capex slowdown from telcos globally has made REIT investors worry about the prospects for data centres. However,...
Troubled GEO ecosystem compelling teleport operators to develop new revenue strategies
Teleports are increasingly turning to value-added strategies to drive revenues as the unsettled GEO ecosystem and explosive growth of HTS...
