OneWeb buyout stages smallsat operator for further funding drive and business revamp

7 July, 2020

OneWeb will pursue US$1bn-1.5bn in further financing as the smallsat operator develops a next-gen payload and broadens its business strategy following its buyout, a source familiar with the deal said.

The US$1bn sale of the UK-based bankrupt operator is likely to have global implications, with the biggest impacts to be felt keenly in the UK and India and more broadly in…

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Security concerns overshadow 5G in pandemic recovery strategies

30 June, 2020

As MNOs urge governments to prioritise 5G rollouts in COVID-19 recovery plans, cybersecurity and data privacy came out as more important in research that suggests dimming enthusiasm for the standard. It comes as the US steps up efforts to reduce China’s role in next-gen networks, with the FCC designating Huawei and ZTE as threats to the country’s security.

5G came bottom of...

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