Digital Colony recently made its first Canadian investment by acquiring Cogeco Peer 1, a Toronto-based provider of colocation, network connectivity and managed services, from Cogeco Communications.

The US-based global investment firm, co-founded by digital infrastructure firm Digital Bridge and real estate investor Colony Capital, plans to build Cogeco Peer 1 as a standalone business with fibre and a data centre divisions, making it Canada’s first neutral-host provider of small cell 5G infrastructure and enterprise and wholesale fibre connectivity. Digital Colony MD Steven Sonnenstein speaks to Connectivity Business about the...

A supply glut will likely push satellite capacity prices even lower over the next two years, although increasing demand in some sectors further ahead could ameliorate the trend.

It is likely a factor fuelling renewed takeover interest in British satellite broadband operator Inmarsat, as complexities surrounding the…

What to make of SoftBank’s second massive stake in satellite broadband startup OneWeb is dividing investors, with some regarding it as a cautionary tale as others find increased courage to invest in newspace.

It is ‘pretty surprising’ that OneWeb…

Rapid 5G investment in China is expected to help the country’s largest towerco experience the highest CAGR revenue growth between 2018 and 2021 among its peers around the world.

The country plans to invest around US$223bn in the next-generation network in...

A focus on products and subscriber increases are making trails and driving revenue growth for satellite operators in the asset-tracking market of IoT.

This is against a backdrop of a growing tide of connected devices, a low-power-connectivity trend and promises of…

The refinancing market for satellite operators is propitious amid improving economic but mixed political dynamics, prompting Avanti Communications to consider options for the broadband provider’s debt.

Access to the market for Avanti will be…

US data centre providers with small-scale colocation deals are more likely to woo REIT investors interest as hyperscale activities that help generate higher revenues remain uncertain.

The global market for data centre colocation services is expected to... 

A step-up in commercial GEO satellite orders and more innovative applications for wide-beam platforms are expected as capacity supply tightens in Asia.

Paradoxically, consolidation among Asia-based satellite operators is also…

US towercos might have to reconsider plans to buy fibre and small cells this year as concerns grow about an anticipated economic recession in 2019.

Investors are especially worried about the performance of towercos that already have a substantial amount of fibre and small cells, as these assets are generally not as...

Market momentum and 5G ecosystem integration progress point to increased take-up of high altitude platform (HAP) plans as Thales and Telstra join forces in Australia for an unmanned aerial vehicles navigation project.

Satellite-to-HAPs links could affordably connect remote places to feed regional 5G…

Sustainable energy servicecos promising opex reduction for telecoms operators are increasingly seen as an investment opportunity, as the rollout of 5G is expected to double telcos’ energy costs.

The Israeli startup GenCell Energy launched the world’s first...

OEM deals, high-capacity communications and the anticipation of LEO constellations signal blue skies for business jet inflight connectivity (IFC) amid more competition and offerings to serve demanding executives.

Gogo is not considering inorganic opportunities for…

More aggressive bidding in the upcoming 24GHz auction will likely to push spectrum prices higher than the FCC’s first mmWave auction, which brought in less than analysts had expected at US$703m in total.

The FCC’s list of 38 qualified bidders for its second mmWave sale, also known as Auction 102, includes...

Independent infracos are set to take more towers in Europe under their wings as regional telcos struggle to profit in mature markets.

Spain’s Cellnex Telecom recently increased its share capital by €1.2bn (US$1.4bn) to invest in... 

The march towards convergent services continues to push TMT to the deal table, with cable giant Liberty Global playing an important catalyst for the trend as it cashes out of non-core European markets.

As the world’s largest TV and broadband provider offloads its Swiss assets, investors are searching for the winners and losers in an increasingly converging connectivity...

Partnerships, more players and enhanced technology lie ahead for flat-panel antennas (FPA) against a backdrop of spiralling growth expectations but also price, market and performance challenges.

Alliances between FPA manufacturers and companies outside and within the satellite ecosystem…

Rural US telcos are unlikely to be impacted by the bankruptcy Windstream filed after losing a legal battle with Aurelius Capital Management, and will continue to see their revenues ramp up as the connectivity industry narrows the broadband adoption gap between urban and rural populations.

Windstream’s trouble began after...

Double-digit growth and major product enhancements in IoT played significant roles in the latest quarterly results for US MSS operator Iridium and US M2M satellite operator Orbcomm.

Full-year IoT subscriber growth at Iridium shot up…