Cash-flow boosting Liberty Latin America’s M&A appetite in home market
Liberty Latin America's projected positive free cash-flow growth in coming years leaves more room for M&A activities, even if the telco’s...
Space Services
Tech giants hungry for bigger bite of satellite connectivity technology ecosystem in 2019
Growing interest in satellite and other next-generation connectivity solutions from the world’s largest tech firms will rock the commercial space...
Incoming Kacific financing underlines Family Office opportunity for satellite broadband
Singapore broadband startup Kacific is close to raising about US$20m in an equity round that highlights the growing importance of Family Offices...
Growing private equity demand for connectivity infrastructure in overdrive as under-pressure telcos mull refinancing
Private equity firms are widely expected to snap up more connectivity infrastructure assets in 2019, particularly those divested from telcos...
Emerging markets point to vast opportunity and challenge for satellite connectivity
Emerging markets pose prodigious opportunities and challenges for a satellite sector navigating dynamic growth trends and innovations in connectivity. Mobile...
Smaller-scale connectivity M&A to take centre stage as US telcos digest mega-deals
Analysts anticipate a surge in smaller-scale connectivity M&As this year as large telcos digest the mega-deals that authorities have already...
Private sector role emerging for multibillion-dollar UK satellite communications upgrade
2019 is to be a decisive year for Skynet 6, the UK’s next series of government communication satellites and likely...
Iridium’s focus to switch to refinancing options after milestone launch
Iridium Communications hopes to refinance its colossal ECA-backed debt this year as its next-generation connectivity network nears completion, clearing the...
European telcos may divest assets to counter financial stress post 5G spectrum auctions
Higher-than-expected spectrum costs in an increasingly competitive European telecoms market could force more telcos in the region to sell assets...
Spectrum monetisation plans steer Globalstar to look at comparable deals
Investment fervor around using satellite spectrum for terrestrial connectivity is boosting Globalstar’s search to monetise multiple bands to help fill...
