How Future Ventures is investing in the future of connectivity as value moves to the edge | Q&A

Steve Jurvetson
18 October, 2018

Renowned Silicon Valley investor Steve Jurvetson is back with a new fund after last year leaving VC giant DFJ, where he supported investments ranging from the early internet to space companies that would revolutionise the launch industry. SatelliteFinance talked to Jurvetson about the investment trends he is following, and what could be in store for connectivity as edge computing...

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IoT connectivity market advances with increasing demand, new end-user types and advent of cloud services

18 October, 2018

Increasing demand, interest from new end-user types and the advent of cloud services are some of the factors driving Kepler Communications, LeoSat Enterprises, SES and others to implement plans in the evolving IoT connectivity market as a new projection points to brisk growth. A report released just last week suggests that the global IoT market is projected to have registered…

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Satellite operators look to cloud and edge computing as new connectivity ecosystem takes shape

11 October, 2018

The cloud could become one of the biggest revenue drivers for SES’s fixed data business in the next five years as the satellite operator transforms itself towards edge computing, CEO Steve Collar told SatelliteFinance. Its evolution plans could indicate the ultimate trajectory for others in the sector as satellite becomes increasingly intertwined with next generation connectivity...

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Spectrum sale speculation continues as Dish Network digs into 5G network investment

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11 October, 2018

Facing a looming deadline to use its spectrum, US satellite broadcaster Dish Network filled out some of the details of its vision for a nationwide 5G network that would include 50,000 new tower sites and cost more than US$10bn. This comes as US telcos shift their focus to the FCC’s upcoming auction of millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum, which is increasingly...

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Competition over OTT bundling and 5G take precedence over cost-cutting for US wireless operators

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10 October, 2018

US carriers will be increasingly focused on the convergence of media and telecoms through H2 2018 and beyond, leaving behind – at least for a moment – the cutthroat pricing wars of the past. While cost-cutting tactics have long dominated the strategies of mobile operators, they are now shifting their attention to the race to roll out 5G network technology, considered a national security priority amid escalating trade tensions with China. Additionally, increasing competition between cable and wireless is driving...

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