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Gaming sector bets on cloud connectivity amid soaring partnerships and revenues

Gaming is proving to be a good bet for cloud connectivity and communications...

SPACs are transforming the satellite funding landscape

SPACs (special purpose acquisition vehicles) are becoming an increasingly...

Investor and sponsor craving for digital infrastructure translates into M&A deal flow

Investor appetite for digital infrastructure is ardent as deal sponsors eye the...

5G needs call for a return to European telecoms consolidation

Mounting deal speculation and calls to rethink regulations for the 5G age are...

Financial and strategy revamps on horizon for debt-laden C-band winners

Big bidders are likely exploring reorganisation strategies amid increased debt...

Fevered funding trend in digital healthcare beats on amid soaring exits

Heaving investment activity marks the digital healthcare sector amid a splurge of funding and exits. The bullishness of the sector amid the pandemic is so intense that mega-deals – those carrying values exceeding...

COVID-19 throws community Wi-Fi opportunity into the spotlight

The satellite-backed community Wi-Fi opportunity is coming into focus this year as governments accelerate digital divide strategies. As well as breaking open new businesses by significantly lowering access costs, this...

HAPS market regroups after Loon setback

A cloud of uncertainty is hanging over parts of the nascent HAPS market as one of its most high-profile and well-funded ventures winds down. Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Loon is flying away as terrestrial mobile towers...

Call to space-based cybersecurity arms strengthens amid funding surges and data breaches

Satellite-based commercial cybersecurity services are readying for battle as several projects secure funding in an increasingly competitive environment. Cybersecurity is seeing an upside to the pandemic amid the struggling economy of 2021, though for negative reasons. A projection suggests that the sector might witness double-digit growth in dollar volume, but this is happening as attacks against networks and data also grow. Quantum...

Mostly restrained policy changes on deck for FCC as new leadership takes helm

The FCC is likely to see discreet policy shifts in areas such as rural connectivity and interest in a few new matters as Jessica Rosenworcel takes over as acting chair of the agency. Some issues with a history of...

Wi-Fi and consumer device surge to help define post-pandemic ubiquitous connectivity

Demand for ubiquitous connectivity is exploding as networks, the number of Wi-Fi hotspots and systems sprout to meet it. The global pandemic is continuing to change how users work, attend school and commune, helping...

Operators join forces to accelerate open RAN as funding potential looms

European telecoms giants are throwing their weight behind open radio access networks (open RAN), joining forces to accelerate deployments that could be in line for incoming COVID-19 relief. It marks the biggest push yet...

Shift from data collection to analytics making waves in maritime connectivity

The maritime sector of IoT connectivity is increasingly transitioning to analytics amid an increase in data consumption and other digitalisation trends. Partnerships and other collaborations are figuring in the sector,...

LEO broadband reaching operational landmarks as essential subsidies loom

The first footsteps in the direction of largescale operations for LEO broadband connectivity are being taken amid forecasts calling for double-digit growth and significant milestones. The LEO ecosystem is expected to...

Roaming and content bundling partnerships driving connectivity recovery strategies

Expanding 5G roaming agreements this year will be key to growing revenues that nosedived as pandemic-related travel restrictions came into effect. A wave of connectivity partnerships more generally could extend to the...

Innovative financing methods pave promising path for connectivity in 2021

Creative investment approaches are emerging as a theme for connectivity this year as French telecoms incumbent Orange (EPA:ORA) splits off its venture arm in the hope of generating capital. The European giant...

Broadband funding to underpin COVID-19 relief packages

Government support for improving connectivity to keep up with accelerating digitisation trends is building, with projects boosting rural and underserved regions likely one of the many lasting effects of COVID-19....

Ongoing investment gases up connected vehicle sector with truck segment ready to roll

Connected vehicles (CV) continue to attract investor interest even as the sector moves at a crawl amid the pandemic, sluggish economy and some consumer uncertainty. US self-driving truck...

Connectivity investors weigh incoming renewable energy opportunity

Accelerating renewable energy growth will help fuel and evolve connectivity demand in 2021, after COVID-19 helped deliver a breakout year for sustainability and infrastructure. More green energy generation calls for...

IFC providers enhance digitalisation as headwinds pummel aviation

Inflight connectivity (IFC) providers are emphasising digitalisation, streamlined options and other strategies as they struggle against tepid demand for aviation in the COVID-19 era. The sector faces questions about...

Cost and production focus governs flat-panel antenna sector as LEO connectivity hearkens

The flat-panel antenna (FPA) market is likely to intensify its focus on costs and performance amid the start of commercial operations in the sector and in LEO connectivity. The sector is honing-in on opportunities in...

SPAC enthusiasm generating massive investments in connectivity

Satellite companies are generating hundreds of millions of dollars in financing by striking deals with special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC), helping fuel the growing alternative transaction trend. The...

Connectivity investors uneasy about aggressive C-band bidding

Some anxiety is emerging about the revenue outlook of US mobile carriers and their position to invest in 5G amid extravagant C-band spectrum bidding. However, the FCC-led auction might prove to be a boon for certain...

Maturing non-GEO satcoms market set to welcome EU-owned constellation

Key milestones and contract awards are improving the outlook for non-GEO satcoms in a post-pandemic era, prompting a fresh look at a market labelled highly speculative over the past decade. With Brexit in the rearview...

Senior Financial Journalist, Connectivity Business - Position Description

We are seeking a qualified and ambitious Senior Financial Journalist to join the Connectivity Business editorial team. Connectivity Business provides sophisticated investors, senior corporate executives, and strategic advisors with theme-based, forward-looking market intelligence reports on the critical strategic and financial issues impacting the global terrestrial and orbital connectivity infrastructure and services industry. We...