Trump designates net neutrality challenger Ajit Pai as FCC chair
President Donald Trump has promoted Republican FCC commissioner Ajit Pai to head the US Federal Communications Commission. Pai will succeed Tom Wheeler who ...
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Executive Moves Round-up Issue 210
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global satellite space. A collection of the latest executive ...
Wave Broadband acquires Cascade Networks to increase West Coast presence
US cable internet provider Wave Broadband has bought data connectivity services provider Cascade Networks to grow its footprint in the West Coast. The acquisition, ...
SpaceX back in business as Falcon 9 returns to flight
SpaceX has returned to flight after wrapping up its four-month investigation into why a Falcon 9 rocket exploded on its ...
2016 Year in Review: Closed Transactions
TelecomFinance compiles closed M&A transactions for each quarter and full year. The 2016 year in review table ran in TelecomFinance Issue 251. ...
Avaya files for bankruptcy protection as it wrestles with US$6.3bn debt pile
US-based business communications provider Avaya and several of its subsidiaries have filed for bankruptcy protection in a bid to restructure its US$6.3bn debt ...
UrtheCast converts first of its MoUs into US$210m deal to move customer-funded OptiSAR constellation forward
Vancouver-based UrtheCast has passed a milestone in its bid to fund an Earth observation constellation integrating synthetic aperture radar through customer ...
Kudelski buys M&S in cyber security push
Swiss conditional access firm Kudelski has continued its cyber security acquisition spree by snapping up Dallas-based M&S Technologies for an ...
Moon Express gets US$20m to complete funding for lunar trip
Moon Express has secured US$20m from new and existing investors including billionaire co-founder Naveen Jain to fully fund this year’s mission ...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 251
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance ...
