AT&T continued to lose postpaid subscribers in the second quarter, but the impact of its bundling efforts helped it slow the bleeding to beat analyst expectations. The carrier on Tuesday reported postpaid net phone losses of 98,000, marking a significant improvement over its first quarter losses of 348,000 phone subs. The figure also handily beat […]
Alphabet Earnings Overshadowed by $2.7B EU Fine
Google parent company Alphabet’s second quarter earnings report was dominated by the impacts of a $2.7 billion fine from European Union antitrust authorities. Revenues of $26.01 billion, which were up 21 percent year over year, beat expectations by $410 million. Earnings per share of $5.01 also exceeded estimates by 58 cents. But the fine took […]
CableLabs Unveils Open Source LoRaWAN Solution
CableLabs this week debuted a new open source LoRaWAN solution it says will help more of its members compete in the low-power, wide-area (LPWA) space as the Internet of Things (IoT) flourishes. The solution includes a number of open source components, including a LoRaWAN network server responsible for handling uplink data received by the gateways […]
Tuesdays with Roger: Can Rivals Beat T-Mobile’s 2Q Report?
Roger examines T-Mobile’s second quarter earnings ahead of other carrier reports this week, taking an in-depth look at the numbers beyond just the hefty net additions figure. Want to listen on the go? Catch Tuesdays with Roger episodes in podcast form here! Also, follow Roger on Twitter at @RogerEntner for more analysis, and stay up to date on […]
Arris Eyes Independent Operators with New TiVo-Powered Set-Top Boxes
Arris is rolling out a new lineup of TiVo-powered set-top boxes designed to help independent operators provide over-the-top (OTT) content alongside regular cable TV. The company on Monday unveiled the new portfolio, which includes the MG2 Cable Media Gateway, Mi4 IP Client, and Qi3 Cable Set-Top/IP Client. All three set-top boxes use the TiVo interface, […]
CenturyLink CEO Responds to Overcharging Allegations in Email to Employees
CenturyLink has been under fire as of late, amid allegations of cramming and overcharging and a lawsuit filed by the Minnesota Attorney General to address the latter on behalf of consumers in that state. And CenturyLink CEO Glen Post wants employees to know that’s not what his company stands for. In an email sent to […]
Frontier Hits Connect America Fund Deployment Milestone in 9 States
Frontier Communications says it has hit a key milestone related to its Connect America Fund (CAF) participation: extending broadband to 40 percent of eligible locations across nine states. The company – which receives $332 million in annual CAF support – indicates improvements meeting the 40 percent threshold have been made in Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Montana, […]
Apple Dispute Hits Qualcomm in the Purse as 2Q Net Income Drops 40 Percent
Qualcomm’s patent dispute with popular smartphone vendor Apple is hitting the company where it hurts: in the wallet. The chipmaker on Wednesday reported a 40 percent plunge in net income, which dropped below the $1 billion mark. Though Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said he believes the company holds the “high ground” in its spat with […]
T-Mobile Posts 786K Net Adds, Record Service Revenue in 2Q
Analysts earlier this week predicted T-Mobile would once again be at the top of the pack in the second quarter, and the report the Un-carrier dropped on Wednesday will be hard to beat. T-Mobile posted total net additions of 1.3 million, including 817,000 total branded postpaid net additions and 786,000 postpaid phone net additions. Postpaid […]
Rogers Posts 35 Percent Profit Growth in 2Q
Canadian operator Rogers Communications’ net income grew 35 percent in the second quarter to hit $531 million ($420.8 million USD) thanks in large part to the strength of its wireless business. Rogers reports total revenue of $3.6 billion Canadian, and total service revenue of $3.5 billion Canadian. Those figures were up 4 percent and 5 […]