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…

Further M&A is likely in the high-flying aerospace & defence sector, observers say, following the US$34bn tie-up of tactical communications provider Harris Corp and prime contractor L3 Technologies, a deal that involves overlapping satellite communications and other assets. The tie-up is likely to spur further M&A, including among companies with assets in the commercial space…