Consolidation barriers could fuel more 'cooperation' in satellite communications

摘要

The transformational shift in the satellite communications market is fertile ground for significant deal-making, and took centre stage at the Connectivity Business Investment Conferences M&A panel in Chicago. EBITDA margins at the big four satellite operators have been suffering as prices per MHz plummet amid a glut in supply, not least from high throughput systems that will soon boast terabits of speed.