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.
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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.
Verizon is the market leader, and that doesn’t look like changing soon
T-Mobile US might do a lot of shouting about all the great things its doing, but Verizon hummed through the New Year in pretty good shape as 5G starts to emerge on the horizon.
Cisco’s journey hits a bump in the road with weak outlook and more redundancies
US networking giant Cisco announced it is adding 1,100 further job losses and forecast a 5% revenue decline for the coming quarter.
Humbled BT announces 4,000 job cuts, no exec bonuses and flat outlook
A tough year for UK telecoms giant BT has culminated in the announcement of 4,000 job cuts, a downgraded outlook and a massive remuneration cut for senior management.
Apple dominates Q1 2017 smartphone model sales
While Apple may be struggling to maintain its overall smartphone sales numbers it still stands head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to individual models.
Softbank celebrates record profit with Qualcomm 5G agreement and Didi investment
Japanese tech conglomerate Softbank has announced strong full year numbers including a record 1.43 trillion yen (~$12.5 billion) profit.
Jio challenge causing damage for Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel has reported its annual figures, and while there is nominal growth across the twelve months, a notable decline in Q4 indicates the Jio pressure might be starting to weight heavy.
Liberty Global doubts the pound, but Virgin Media is doing alright
Liberty Global has softened its outlook due to the performance of the pound in global financial markets, but despite the pessimism, Virgin Media doesn’t seem to be doing that bad.
Apple becomes top wearables vendor as fitness bands run out of steam
The latest global wearables market data from Strategy Analytics reveals that Apple now heads the whole sector despite its products being by far the most expensive.
Q1 2017 smartphone market – Chinese vendors to the fore
The Q1 2017 global smartphone shipment numbers are out and they show solid growth with nearly all coming from Chinese vendors, largely from their domestic market.
Cash Cloud – AWS, Google and Azure are smashing it
AWS, Google and Azure has all reported healthy growth figures, with artificial intelligence forming the central role in the future of the platforms.
IDC has an early guess at the Q1 2017 smartphone market
Analyst firm IDC has published ‘preliminary’ smartphone shipment numbers several days before Apple announces its own, which anticipate further growth.
Nokia celebrates slowing decline
Q1 2017 was all about steadying the ship for Nokia and it speaks volumes about its competitive environment that a slower decline in revenues is viewed as a win.
Samsung profits up 48% thanks to conscientious components
They called it a couple of weeks ago, and they delivered. Those cunning dudes over at Samsung reported 48% year-on-year growth in operating profit, despite a poor performance from the mobile team.
Orange quarterlies shows convergence can actually deliver
Orange has kicked off 2017 with a solid (albeit not mind blowing) first quarter, reporting 0.6% year-on-year growth, but is starting to show some real momentum in the convergence arena.
Quarterlies roundup: América Móvil, Telia, KPN and SK Telecom
It’s quarterlies season once again with the results coming through thick and fast after América Móvil, Telia, KPN and SK Telecom all reported their numbers.
AT&T marketing desperation wanders into realms of fantasy
AT&T has been making waves in the industry after a less than enthralling quarterly earnings call and a suspect advertising campaign stretches the boundaries of truth.
Ericsson writes down $1.5 billion resulting in big Q1 2017 loss
Ericsson’s numbers for the first quarter of 2017 featured a massive set of write-downs as the company looked to get as much financial bad news out in the open as possible.
T-Mobile bags another 1.1m customers – can anyone stop the magenta army?
After Verizon struggled through Q1, it is becoming increasingly clear where its profits and customers have gone; T-Mobile has been pinching them again.
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