Appetite for fiber points to deal flow as operators tout 5G and fixed wireless enhancements
Growing demand for fiber connectivity in the 5G era is leading to an increasing number of deals, including Digital Colony’s 1 ...
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5G needs call for a return to European telecoms consolidation
Mounting deal speculation and calls to rethink regulations for the 5G age are raising the prospect for a return to ...
Pandemic-hit connectivity providers turbocharging diversification strategies
Connectivity providers hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis are accelerating diversification strategies through M&A. With recovering markets and global expansion ...
Digital divide measures pushing non-traditional operators to the fore
Non-traditional operators grabbed the lion’s share of the FCC’s technology-neutral rural broadband fund in its first phase, where higher than ...
Investors find outlet for capital in digital and connectivity infrastructure sectors
Infrastructure for the digital and connectivity sectors is generating interest from dedicated funds amid a burst of deals and the ...
Satellite TV goes into holding pattern as sector awaits deal outcome in telecoms
The DTH segment of satellite appears to be adopting a wait-and-see posture as the outcome of developments in the telecoms ...
SPAC boom shines path for capital-intensive satellite companies
The resurgent special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) market has found its second pure-play space company in Momentus, a US-based startup facilitating ‘last-mile’ ...
Post-pandemic planning in terrestrial connectivity spawns advent of special purpose acquisition vehicles
Post-pandemic planning is taking hold in terrestrial connectivity, including the sudden appearance of special purpose acquisition companies seeking nearly US$1.5bn ...
Buyout firms seeing opportunity for telcos weighed down by fibre deployments
Heavy fibre capex demands in battered economies are opening up opportunities for private equity, reportedly encouraging British telecoms incumbent BT to ...
Digital infrastructure becoming its own asset class as investment surge looms
COVID-19 is accelerating digital infrastructure’s transition into a new asset class, and helping fan the flames of M&A rumours such ...
