AT&T inks US$10bn term loan for Time Warner purchase
US telecoms giant AT&T has signed a US$10bn term loan credit agreement with JP Morgan Chase as agent and a syndicate ...
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Verizon buys LQD WiFi assets to further solidify IoT and smart cities footprint
Verizon Communications has purchased substantially all of the assets of street-smart kiosk company LQD WiFi for an undisclosed amount. LQD’s Palo is an ...
ViaSat bolts on Arconics to expand aviation software capabilities
ViaSat is expanding its aircraft software capabilities by acquiring Arconics as it looks down the vertical after securing several new airline contracts recently. Ireland-based Arconics ...
Special Report: Key considerations in hosted payloads
There are many different variations of potential hosted payload arrangements and missions. However, to successfully conclude any hosted payload agreement, ...
Verizon launches second US$1bn-plus securitisation backed by mobile phone contracts
Verizon Communications is marketing a US$1.4bn securitisation backed by mobile phone contracts – its second asset-back securities (ABS) transaction in less ...
Insurance round-up: SpaceX return lifts market
Insurers are hoping that SpaceX’s aim to return to flight in December as it readies an announcement on the cause of ...
ViaSat soars on strong results and major airline contract win
ViaSat shares soared more than 11% after strong quarterly results and news that it has doubled the number of planes on ...
Telesat downsizes bond offering after US Treasury yields surge on Trump
Telesat has shrunk the portion of its refinancing package that will consist of senior notes from US$750m to US$500m and upsized ...
Lumos to buy Clarity to expand fibre footprint, hires UBS to offload LEC assets
US fibre operator Lumos Networks has agreed to acquire south-eastern-focused Clarity Communications Group for an undisclosed amount. Lumos also said it has hired UBS to help ...
Editor’s Viewpoint Issue 207
SatelliteFinance Editor Jason Rainbow examines the latest quarterlies from the leading FSS operators and finds green shoots, but pricing worries continue ...
