Connectivity seeing green investment as path to sustainable futures
Social finance might attain greater focus in connectivity as French telecoms incumbent Orange launches a €500m (US$593m) sustainability bond, the latest...
Terrestrial Connectivity
Uncertainty pervades FCC rural connectivity auction outlook amid ardent application interest
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
Towercos anticipate accelerated leasing while taking advantage of the trend for low-cost bonds, even as the economy sputters amid increased...
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...
Drive towards telecoms convergence clearing the way for more M&A
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
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
Activist shareholder action around US towerco Crown Castle highlights a wider connectivity debate, between those sticking to a pure-play ‘steel and...
Cloud ecosystem set for next evolution as AWS launches new satellite unit
A dedicated aerospace and satellite business unit under Amazon Web Services promises to be a galvanising force for connectivity, bolstering...
