Venture investors shift focus from software to capital-intensive satellite infrastructure

21 October, 2020

Venture investments are flowing back into capital-intensive satellite infrastructure to mark the strongest quarter on record for the class at US$3.6bn, according to Space Capital data for Q3 2020. Software-based satellite application companies saw their weakest quarter in nearly five years, down 77% quarter-to-quarter to US$1.2bn.

The slowdown comes after a rush in H1 2020 activity for on-demand...

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Pressing need to cover consumer broadband shortfall reroutes flat panel antenna market | Viewpoint

18 August, 2020

Under pressure flat panel antenna makers are doubling down on government, military and enterprise markets as consumer LEO broadband business cases for the digital divide remain out of reach.

The trend is driving strategic deals as US meta materials developer Kymeta buys Lepton Global Solutions, strengthening its Gov/Mil positioning while branching the hardware specialist into services...

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Satellite/terrestrial integration demands push antenna makers to break new ground

12 March, 2020

Antenna makers are rethinking business models and edging towards blended solutions as higher frequencies being adopted by mobile operators pushes them closer to satellite spectrum.

The pace of change means the satellite industry needs to do “a much better job to be integrated into terrestrial networks”, according to John Finney, founder and CEO of flat panel antenna maker Isotropic Systems. With the most popular frequency filed in 5G being...

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