Addressing the satellite and antenna connectivity gap

8 February, 2021

Although increasingly inward-looking regimes are complicating market access for global broadband constellations, governments are also spending more in a satellite sector they see as a source of economic development.

The US$42m raised by broadband terminal maker Isotropic Systems includes equity and grant funding from the UK, which took joint ownership of LEO broadband operator OneWeb last year. The funding should help ease...

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Connectivity seeing green investment as path to sustainable futures

15 September, 2020

Social finance might attain greater focus in connectivity as French telecoms incumbent Orange launches a €500m (US$593m) sustainability bond, the latest in terrestrial communications to focus on the area.

In a related area, investment in IoT environment monitoring in satellite continues to rise, including global emissions monitoring specialist…

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M&A set to gather speed amid enlarged newspace investments and major player interest

7 January, 2020

Commercial satellite M&A activity in 2020 is primed to crescendo as executives search for opportunities amid increasing newspace investments and growing interest in the sector.

Long-term portfolio planning in the industry – and the impact of trends including reduced satellite capacity pricing, increased competition and among some players higher debt loads in increasingly crowded fields – are likely to…

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