How Sky and Space Global is using insurance to meet satellite connectivity funding needs
Finding innovative ways to raise funds for capex-intensive infrastructure far in advance of initial revenues is a core challenge for satellite ...
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Satellite launch schedule | Issue 229
SatelliteFinance compiles a schedule of upcoming commercial launches. SatelliteFinance compiles a schedule of upcoming commercial launches. This Launch Schedule ran in SatelliteFinance ...
Satellite industry M&A and financing mandates | Issue 229
SatelliteFinance compiles the latest M&A deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. SatelliteFinance compiles the latest M&A deals by country, ...
How France uses law as a strategic tool for growing its satellite industry | Special Report
In 2008, France adopted its first comprehensive national space law, the French Space Operations Act (FSOA). 10 years later, the ...
Investors prepare for another record year of space tech mega rounds
Worldwide space technology investments jumped nearly 29% in 2018, a year that saw more newspace funding rounds raise over US$75m than ever ...
Divergent specialisation strategies helping to curtail satellite payload costs
Increasing commodification and specialisation are helping to minimise payload costs, especially in small satellites where investors are looking to expand ...
LEO design milestone for Telesat brightens SSL as lawsuit and other challenges weigh on parent Maxar Technologies
Completion of a key design milestone for Canadian satellite operator Telesat has lifted US-based manufacturer SSL, whose parent Maxar Technologies faces legal action alongside a general ...
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 ...
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, ...
