US operators Q2 2018: Verizon does a bit better than AT&T
Both giant US operators announced their Q2 2018 numbers recently with Verizon exceeding expectations but AT&T not so much.
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CAPEX doubles at Google as cloud investments make a dent
Revenues of $32.6 billion, operating income of $2.8 billion and capital expenditure of $5.4 billion; the Google quarterly results certainly tell a couple of stories.
Synchronoss finally files some accounts
Having missed the previous deadline cloud services vendor Synchronoss finally filed its restated accounts just before the new deadline passed.
Dixons Carphone profits down, outlook down, shares down 20%
The UK’s largest electricals retailer Dixons Carphone saw its share price plunge after its profits declined significantly and it warned they would continue to do so.
Profits down but prospects up at TalkTalk
TalkTalk has unveiled its full year results and while profits are down, restructuring costs have hit the spreadsheets and the dividend has been cut, so prospects aren’t looking too bad for the group.
Vodafone group CEO Colao decides to call it a day
On the day Vodafone announced its 2017 numbers, group CEO Vittorio Colao revealed his last day in the office will be 1 October 2018.
Jio looks strongest in India survival game
Reliance Jio has continued its march to the top of the Indian telco rankings, reporting another quarter of monstrous growth adding another 26.5 million new customers.
Nokia shares plunge on weak Q1 2018 numbers
Finnish networking vendor Nokia had a disappointing Q1, with profits sinking year-on-year, resulting in a 7% share price decline at time of writing.
Samsung beats profit expectations for Q1
Samsung has announced its Q1 2018 earnings guidance and its profit is set to be significantly higher than analysts were expecting.
2017 numbers show how much Huawei still owns the telecoms market
Nokia, Ericsson and ZTE spent 2017 clearing the decks in advance of 5G. Meanwhile Huawei made more money than the rest of them added together.
Q4 2017 Earnings round-up: Microsoft, Qualcomm, Alibaba and AT&T
That time of the quarter is upon us so here is a quick snap-shot of the Q4 2017 results from Microsoft, Qualcomm, Alibaba and AT&T.
Nokia Q4 OK but it wants 5G spending to start ASAP
Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri has come out feeling buoyant after another year of declining sales, warning again it’ll be a tough 12 months trudging through the infrastructure desert, but the 5G oasis is almost within touching distance.
Samsung profits shrink despite record revenues
Samsung has reported its earnings for the final quarter of 2017, and while profits shrunk year-on-year it does seem to be pretty good news for the Koreans.
Bigger, prettier and now profitable – Jio is poised to dominate India
It’s bad news for those who thought the Jio bubble might pop and everything would return to normal in India; Jio’s latest quarterlies show it is a money making machine.
Big Blue hits growth for first time in 23 quarters
IBM has ended one of the longest losing streaks in the technology world with it latest earnings, and it did it in style, exceeding analyst revenue expectations by almost $500 million.
Ericsson serves-up another massive write-down
The purging of the Ericsson Augean stables continues with a $1.6 billion goodwill write-down. Will this be the last one?
John Legere is above talking about rumours
With the quarterly bonanza just about to kick off, it wouldn’t be the same if there wasn’t a bit of eccentricity from T-Mobile US. And he delivered again, this time refusing to do a live earnings call.
Telefónica profits take heavy hit from Venezuela currency chaos
Spanish operator giant Telefónica has reported its earnings for 2014 and insisted things are headed in the right direction in spite of an annual drop in net profit of 35%. The blame for this fall was almost entirely placed at the feet of its Venezuelan operations, which recently had to endure a 69% devaluation of the local currency.
LG developing webOS-based smart watch
It’s been a good week for the company formerly known as Palm, with LG Electronics revealing at CES 2015 that it is developing a smart watch running webOS – the mobile platform developed by Palm.
Telefónica profit drops by more than half
Despite seeing stability in revenue over the course of the first quarter of 2012, Telefónica has seen its net income plummet to less than half of what it recorded in the same period last year. Revenue for the quarter stood at €15.51bn, a 0.5 per cent increase on the €15.44bn generated in the first quarter of 2011, while net income fell 53.9 per cent from €1.62bn to just €748m.
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