Via Satellite: It Was Supposed to be a Perfect Match: An Autopsy of Three Failed Satellite Industry Takeovers

Via Satellite: It Was Supposed to be a Perfect Match: An Autopsy of Three Failed Satellite Industry Takeovers

Mike Thompson, our Director of Technical Development, spoke to Via Satellite in June 2018 about an Inmarsat takeover, which is now described as a case study for market consolidation rarely playing out as expected.

 

“We have a Mexican standoff in the industry right now. Everyone knows that consolidation will happen, but no one seems to want to make the first move until now.”

 

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