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Cisco releases Q4 results — Standouts include AI, cybersecurity

Cisco has crossed the $1 billion mark in AI sales, according to CEO Charles Robbins Following reports earlier this week that thousands of Cisco employees will soon be out of a job, the company has released its Q4 and fiscal year (FY) 2024 results, reporting...

Intel sells stake in Arm Holdings as restructuring continues

Intel previously held 1.18 million shares in Arm A recent SEC filing shows that Intel sold its stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings in Q2. The news comes amid the massive job cuts taking place at the company, signaling a larger shakeup within the...

Kagan: CEOs must see the changing industry in front of them

Times are changing. Then again, they are always changing. Over the years, I have given countless briefings at a variety of meetings for CEOs, CMOs, the Board of Directors, employees, customers and investors. As an Industry Analyst, one of my responsibilities is to help...

TIM to sell remaining stake in tower company Inwit

TIM holds an indirect stake of only 3% in Inwit through its 10% stake in holding company Daphne 3 Telecom Italia (TIM) signed an agreement with Impulse I, a consortium led by private equity group Ardian, to sell its remaining stake in mobile tower company...

Digi nabs Portugal’s Nowo after failed Vodafone deal

Digi is planning a 5G rollout in Portugal using licenses won licenses in 2021 Romania-based Digi Communications’ Portugal subsidiary has agreed to purchase Nowo Communications from MasMovil for $164.8 million. It’s a notable development as just a month ago, the country’s competition authority Autoridade...

Intel disappoints in Q2, reports a $1.6 billion loss and layoffs

Intel revealed plans to reduce its headcount by more than 15% Intel reported a $1.6 billion loss in Q2 Thursday, resulting in its shares sliding as much as 20%. As part of its statement detailing the disappointing results, the company outlined plans to reduce...

Loss of ACP impacts Charter, but mobile lines grow by 557,000

Charter Communications saw its customer numbers impacted by the loss of the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) during the second quarter, with more losses anticipated for the third quarter of this year. Charter's total residential and small and medium business (SMB) Internet customers dropped...

Comcast reports a mixed quarter with growth in wireless

Comcast added 322,000 wireless subscribers during the second quarter of 2024, with its wireless customer lines up 20% compared to the same time last year and reaching a wireless customer base of 7.2 million. The cable MSO saw its domestic broadband revenues grow 3% compared...

Verizon disappoints on Q2 revenue, but wireless, FWA gain traction

Verizon reported improvements to its cash flow and wireless revenue for the fourth consecutive quarter, as well as double-digit broadband subscriber growth Verizon released second quarter 2024 results today, reporting improvements to its cash flow and wireless revenue for the fourth consecutive quarter, as well...

Huawei goes after MediaTek in patent lawsuit

Huawei filed a lawsuit in a Chinese court, alleging that MediaTek has committed patent infringement Chipmaker MediaTek confirmed that it has been slapped with a lawsuit from Huawei that alleges the former is guilty of patent infringement. While further details — such as which patents...

Millicom’s board recommends rejection of Atlas buyout bid

Atlas already has a 29% stake in Millicom, and two weeks ago, offered to purchase the remaining shares for $24 each An independent committee representing Millicom’s board urged shareholders to turn down the offer from Xavier Niel’s Atlas Investissement to buyout the Latin America-focused operator group. Atlas...

Ericsson and Oppo announce cross-licensing patent agreement

Ericsson and Oppo will also work together on several 5G-related projects, including device testing and marketing Ericsson and Oppo have entered a multi-year cross-licensing patent agreement that covers patents related to standards for cellular technologies, including 5G. Per the agreement, the handset vendor will make...

The Sunday Brief: the lowest quartile (2Q earnings preview)

July greetings from Cedar Rapids, Kansas City and Washington, DC.  Kudos to my brother-in-law, Andrew Ashcroft, for earning his promotion to Captain in the U.S. Navy.  It was an honor to join family and friends at the Pentagon earlier this month to celebrate his...

Kagan: What CEOs and CMOs have taught me over time

Over the past 35 years I have been privileged to have worked with and advised countless CEOs and CMOs as an Industry Analyst, advisor and columnist. Over that time, I have had many conversations and learned so much, not only about these companies, but...

AMD bolsters AI capabilities with $665 million buy of private AI lab

Silo AI counts Nokia among its partners on AI projects Semiconductor company AMD has announced that it is buying the largest private artificial intelligence lab in Europe for $665 million in cash, to bolster AI solutions for enterprise that will leverage AMD's chips. The move is...

Nokia prepares for AI boom with Infinera acquisition

Nokia said the purchase of Infinera, along with the sale of the Alcatel Submarine Networks business, will 'reshape' its Network Infrastructure unit Nokia said it is buying optical networking vendor Infinera for $6.65 per share, equating to a value of $2.3 billion, in a deal...

Liberty Global takes controlling stake in electric car race series

Liberty started investing in Formula E a decade ago when the race series first emerged Telecom provider Liberty Global is taking a majority stake in electric car racing series Formula E, by acquiring shares held by Warner Bros. Discovery. Liberty first put money into Formula E...

Vodafone exits Spain with sale to Zegona

Vodafone has sold its Spanish operation to Zegona Communications for $5.4 billion Vodafone Group completed the sale of its Spanish operation to Zegona Communications for $5.4 billion. The deal, which was first revealed late last year and approved two weeks ago, marks the end of...

The Sunday Brief: T-Mobile’s Jedi mind trick

Cinco de Mayo greetings from the East Coast and the Midwest.  Lots of upcoming travel in the schedule as Jim will be attending the Broadband Communities Summit in Houston this week.  If you are there and would like to trade notes, feel free to reach out...

Making MVNO stars: The growing brand trend for mobile services (Reader Forum)

Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) are pretty hot right now. The market is calculated to be worth $81.42 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to more than double to $167.7 billion in the next decade. Triggered by rising consumer expectations for digital services tailored...

‘Create value from the start’—What makes a successful AI strategy?

Extreme Networks’ Chief Product and Technology Officer on AI: 'Start. Learn. Get to a small value' Last week, RCR Wireless News sat down with Extreme Networks’ Chief Product and Technology Officer Nabil Bukhari at the company’s annual summit in Fort Worth, Texas to find out...

Charter, Comcast see mobile growth

Comcast increases wireless revenues more than 13% YoY Cable companies Comcast and Charter Communications both reported quarterly earnings in which mobile growth was a bright spot amid customer losses in other areas of their businesses. Comcast beat analysts' expectations on its first-quarter profit performance. The...

Nokia reports ‘slow start’ to 2024, but expects stronger second half

Nokia reported a 20% decline in Q1 2024 net sales Nokia has reported a “slow start” to 2024 but said this was expected, and that it anticipates things to pick up in the second half of the year. Company President and CEO Pekka Lundmark...

The Sunday Brief: Will Verizon be the most valuable telecom company after Q1 earnings?

Greetings from the Carolinas and the Midwest.  Our Davidson dinner included local telecom/ tech leaders as well as many Davidson students.  A great way to get caught up with several of you – thanks for making the evening so special.  We have a full market commentary...