North America | Connectivity Business

Strong mmWave bidding boosts Qualcomm and Crown Castle as C-band ruling comes into view

13 December, 2018

Qualcomm and Crown Castle are being tipped as investment targets for their role in developing 5G for carriers bidding fiercely in the US mmWave sale, and those lining up for C-band next year. The FCC’s 28GHz spectrum auction, also known as Auction 101, started...

Backlash against AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner halts further wireless-cable M&A

12 December, 2018

Wireless and cable convergence seems inevitable as video content moves online and mobile draws more data traffic, but the recent DoJ backlash against AT&T’s Time Warner acquisition has put potential M&A activities on pause. US telecoms giant AT&T, which posted Q3 2018 revenues of US$45.7bn compared with US$39.7bn in the same quarter last year...

Inflight connectivity providers set for an unsettled 2019 as legal and financing moves rock sector

11 December, 2018

Inflight connectivity investors are gearing up for another unsettled year as 2019 approaches amid a bitter legal fight and major financings. UK-based Inmarsat and Viasat of the US are standing their ground after a London court…

10 December, 2018

Connectivity Business compiles the latest M&A and financing deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated.

Cloud services and IoT in focus during post-satellite TV era

6 December, 2018

The shift from satellite TV to cloud services and IoT is opening up new opportunities for connectivity investors, as cableco revenues struggle to keep up with rapid subscriptions losses. Just in the past quarter, more than one million US audiences...

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Strong mmWave bidding boosts Qualcomm and Crown Castle as C-band ruling comes into view

Backlash against AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner halts further wireless-cable M&A

Inflight connectivity providers set for an unsettled 2019 as legal and financing moves rock sector

Telecommunications industry M&A and financing mandates | Issue 270

Cloud services and IoT in focus during post-satellite TV era

Sections

Strong mmWave bidding boosts Qualcomm and Crown Castle as C-band ruling comes into view

Backlash against AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner halts further wireless-cable M&A

Inflight connectivity providers set for an unsettled 2019 as legal and financing moves rock sector

Telecommunications industry M&A and financing mandates | Issue 270

Cloud services and IoT in focus during post-satellite TV era

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