An uptick in first-ever communications satellite orders from countries in Africa offers some relief for ailing GEO manufacturers, with the potential for others to follow as margins under ownership are generally higher than they are via leasing.

The average gross margin for ownership is around…

IBM and Vodafone’s US$550m European cloud joint venture could be the start of an important connectivity trend, signalling more significant partnerships to tackle increasingly complex digital environments.

The proliferation of digital services for businesses in recent years means more than two-thirds of organisations are now using at least 2-15 hybrid clouds, according to IBM, which forecasts 98%...