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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How Yahsat is leveraging connectivity partnerships to add certainty in uncertain times | Q&A

Yahsat CEO Masoon Mahmoud
4 October, 2018

UAE-based Yahsat has been making waves in satellite-based connectivity through sizeable investments and alliances as it marches towards becoming a global broadband player. In September it formed a Ka-band joint venture with Hughes Network Systems, not long after buying the majority of MSS provider Thuraya. SatelliteFinance speaks with CEO Masood M. Sharif Mahmood to learn more about its expansion plans.

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The ROI challenge of IoT smallsats | Special Report

4 October, 2018

Smallsats for IoT are making noise in the press, with a Luxembourg-based consortium the latest to announce yet another smallsat IoT constellation. Myriota also raised another US$15m earlier this year, and many more similar announcements have been made. While “everything will be internet connected and terrestrial only covers 10% of the Earth’s surface” is a compelling investor proposition, this is an oversimplification. Keep in mind the...

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Bondholders at impasse as Digicel nets US$90m in sale and leaseback of Jamaica tower sites

Digicel chair Denis O'Brien
3 October, 2018

Digicel’s new deadline for bondholders to agree to refinance US$3bn in debt comes as the Caribbean-focused telecoms operator looks to offload non-strategic assets and generate liquidity. The new 19 October deadline has been pushed back twice, from 28 September and 14 September. Prior to the latest extension, the law firm Akin Gump said the current terms of Digicel’s exchange proposal were...

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Blockchain insights for telecoms businesses | Special Report

2 October, 2018

Interest and investment in distributed ledger technology (DLT) (and the blockchain iteration of DLT) has increased dramatically in recent years, and will have a significant impact on many industries. This could also be the case for telecoms. Recently a telecoms group saw its value more than double after it changed its...

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