Tag: Telecommunications

AST SpaceMobile Inc. shares plunged in early trading on Monday after Blue Origin’s flagship New Glenn rocket failed to correctly place a payload it was carrying for the Texas-based satellite networking company into its intended orbit.

Ericsson AB earnings missed analysts’ forecasts in the first quarter, as the Swedish company struggled in a weak market for telecommunications equipment and rising chip costs, in part due to the artificial intelligence boom.

Alibaba and China Telecom are launching a data center in southern China powered by the e-commerce giant’s own chips, as the country ramps up its focus on homegrown AI infrastructure.

Amazon (AMZN) is reportedly in negotiations to acquire satellite company Globalstar (GSAT). But Apple (AAPL) might pose an obstacle to a purchase that would boost the e-commerce company’s push into space.

SpaceX is reportedly nearing an IPO filing, potentially raising $50 billion and valuing the company at $1.8 trillion.

AT&T will spend more than $250 billion over five years in the ‌U.S. to expand its network infrastructure and will hire thousands of technicians this year, it said on Tuesday, as telcos ramp up investments to support surging data demand.

French telecommunications leader Orange (ORAN) on Monday announced a partnership with AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) and Satellite Connect Europe, a joint venture between AST and Vodafone (VOD) to boost direct-to-cell connectivity.

Deutsche Telekom ‌said on ‌Monday it was partnering ​with Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer satellite-based direct ‌connectivity ⁠in areas with poor mobile ⁠reception in Europe.

Επιτάχυνση του ρυθμού ανάπτυξης με αύξηση 8,7% στα έσοδα και 2,3% στο προσαρμοσμένο EBITDA (AL) εμφάνισε ο όμιλος ΟΤΕ στο τέταρτο τρίμηνο του 2025. Ο στόχος του προσαρμοσμένου EBITDA (AL) για το 2026 τίθεται στο ~3%.

An Iraqi-Emirati consortium plans a $700 million subsea-and-terrestrial data cable linking the United Arab Emirates to ‌Turkey via Iraq, one of the backers said, just over a ‌week after announcement of a Saudi-backed fibre-optic project in Syria.

T-Mobile added fewer wireless subscribers in the fourth quarter than analysts had expected, as rivals extended ⁠aggressive deals and offers to lure customers.

Ο ελληνικός δείκτης παραμένει με οκτώ μετοχές, τις ΟΤΕ, ΟΠΑΠ, Jumbo, ΔΕΗ, Eurobank, Alpha Bank, Εθνική Τράπεζα και Τράπεζα Πειραιώς.

Απόψε αναμένεται η ετυμηγορία του MSCI για τη σύνθεση του βασικού ελληνικού δείκτη, ο οποίος αυτήν τη στιγμή περιλαμβάνει οκτώ μετοχές: Εθνική, Eurobank, Πειραιώς, Alpha, ΔΕΗ, ΟΠΑΠ, Jumbο και ΟΤΕ.

Shares of Verizon Communications (VZ) climbed Friday after the wireless carrier posted better-than-expected earnings and added more postpaid customers than expected in the fourth quarter.

Την ολοκλήρωση της εξαγοράς του 1005 της ΤΕΡΝΑ FIBER ανακοίνωσε την Πέμπτη ο ΟΤΕ.

AT&T (T) reported fourth quarter EPS of $0.52, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $0.46. Revenue for the quarter came in at $33.5B versus the consensus estimate of $32.87B.

AST SpaceMobile stock was rising early Friday, adding to gains from the previous day. Investors are excited about the potential for the satellite-communications company to expand in the defense sector.

SoftBank Group Corp. is in advanced talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group Inc., a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centers, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (“AST SpaceMobile”) (NASDAQ: ASTS), the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced the successful orbital launch of BlueBird 6.

AST SpaceMobile’s stock was surging Monday as investors prepare for an upcoming launch of the company’s next-generation satellites.