Articles By Jason Rainbow

Connectivity investors consider the implications of widened CFIUS scope

20 February, 2020

US connectivity investors have started wading through greatly expanded foreign investment rules that are more complex and nuanced than ever before. 

While terrestrial networks have been dealing with strict security and nationalist sensitivities for some time, CFIUS’s widened scope adds a layer of uncertainty for newspace communications, in particular, not least because of the number and variety of LPs that have been helping the sector reap record...

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How Viasat is forging new connectivity markets | Q&A

19 February, 2020

Inflight connectivity, Community Wi-Fi and an incoming terabit constellation are transforming satellite broadband operator Viasat into a global service provider.

A competitor and a partner for terrestrial networks, its entry onto the world stage comes during an inflection point for the connectivity industry. We speak with chair and CEO Mark Dankberg to learn more about the evolving market.

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Funding pool for maturing newspace connectivity widens as investors shrug off failures

13 February, 2020

Newspace connectivity continues to attract new sources of capital despite growing expectations of more failures this year, potentially underlining the market’s maturity and the growing resilience of its investors. 

This week alone saw NewSpace Networks announce plans to raise US$200m for space and air-based systems that leverage terrestrial paradigms such as virtualisation and the cloud, and microsatellite startup Astranis secure US$90m towards a global internet constellation. However, there are also persistent concerns that...

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How long will the overcrowded smallsat launch market defy a shake-out?

30 January, 2020

Smallsat launch ventures are marching into the new decade en masse as they continue to defy a widely anticipated market shake-out, even after one of the better-funded hopefuls fell into bankruptcy late last year.

Estimates for the number of smallsat launch vehicles under development still range beyond 130, which is thought by many analysts to be easily in excess of even the most optimistic demand forecasts. One of the main reasons to question this anticipated launch demand is...

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