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Iridium’s diversified connectivity portfolio is sheltering it from uncertainty | Q&A

26 March, 2020

Iridium’s capex holiday sets it apart from other broadband constellations as it zeroes in on the IoT opportunity.

We speak to CEO Matt Desch about how a diversified connectivity portfolio is helping to shelter the satellite operator as uncertainty grips markets...

Investor pressure might force SoftBank to sell OneWeb

25 March, 2020

SoftBank is unlikely to keep supporting OneWeb, a source familiar with the situation said, as an activist investor agitates for change at the Japanese internet giant amid rumours that its LEO broadband holding is mulling bankruptcy.

Several potential buyers could fit with the venture if it goes down the M&A route, with...

Healthcare IoT connectivity poised to shift from data collection to analytics

24 March, 2020

The healthcare IoT connectivity segment is primed to shift to data analytics from collection as predictive analysis, smart hospitals and artificial intelligence increasingly take root.

Predictive analytics rely on the availability of data from IoT…

Inflight connectivity providers fix on liquidity concerns amid coronavirus fallout

19 March, 2020

Providers of inflight connectivity are focusing on liquidity and a rebuff of 2020 guidance as they face stark choices amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

US-based IFC provider Global Eagle Entertainment fully drew on its…

Agility in smallsat manufacturing and launch seen as plus of vertical integration

19 March, 2020

Speedy production of spacecraft and other advantages of vertical integration are playing a role in smallsat M&A as questions about the near-term prospects for inorganic growth predominate.

An acquisition by US-based smallsat launcher Rocket Lab in mid-March will provide it with several pluses, including…

Iridium’s diversified connectivity portfolio is sheltering it from uncertainty | Q&A

Investor pressure might force SoftBank to sell OneWeb

Healthcare IoT connectivity poised to shift from data collection to analytics

Inflight connectivity providers fix on liquidity concerns amid coronavirus fallout

Agility in smallsat manufacturing and launch seen as plus of vertical integration

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