Questions abound about the FCC’s pending Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction in the US, including the potential for connectivity segment success...

Towercos gear up for more leasing amid enhanced spectrum deployment for mobile networks

by Craig Barner

September 10, 2020

Towercos anticipate accelerated leasing while taking advantage of the trend for low-cost bonds, even as the economy sputters amid increased...

The effect of excessive price competition

The state of play for European MNO mergers after Hutchison/O2 u-turn

by Connectivity Business

September 9, 2020

The European Commission’s interventionist stance lost footing when a court scrapped its veto against a US$13.4bn UK MNO merger. As...

Total consumer vehicles with embedded connectivity in 2025

New connectivity providers muscling in on connected car opportunity

by Connectivity Business

September 3, 2020

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

by Connectivity Business

September 1, 2020

The global pandemic continues to add fuel to M&A speculation in the strained telecoms sector, rekindling talk that AT&T is trying...

Drive towards telecoms convergence clearing the way for more M&A

by Connectivity Business

August 13, 2020

More convergence-related telecoms deals are expected to defy pandemic, economic and other challenges as Liberty Global blazes a path in...

How TikTok’s fate affects connectivity investors

by Connectivity Business

August 5, 2020

The potential for an acquisition to save social media group TikTok from a US ban is an interesting twist for a wider...

Tower pure-play versus diversification debate under microscope

by Connectivity Business

July 8, 2020

Activist shareholder action around US towerco Crown Castle highlights a wider connectivity debate, between those sticking to a pure-play ‘steel and...