The ability of connectivity businesses to ride through a financial downturn is an increasingly important topic for the sector amid signs of global economic strains.

How immune the industry is from macroeconomic pain drove significant discussion at the Connectivity Business Investment Conference, particularly on a panel focused on understanding positive and negative sentiment in the equity and debt capital markets. The session considered...

The blending of satellite and terrestrial connectivity is encouraging network strategies such as managed services and open ecosystems to ensure reliability and appeal to profit-minded investors.

US broadband satellite operator Hughes Network Systems is offering managed services regardless of…