telecommunications

Shares of telecommunications equipment maker and software vendor Avaya Holdings Corp (NYSE: AVYA) gained more than 30 percent Monday morning. The company is reportedly considering a $5 billion acquisition offer. What Happened Avaya's board of directors are examining an offer it received from a...

As telecommunication giants begin moving large areas of the country to 5G cellular communications networks over the next several years, there is another technological breakthrough getting little attention that is lowering the cost of tracking and other communications vital to supply chains. Low-...

The communications services sector is still relatively new since it was formed in late 2018. In that short time, though, the sector has seen a lot of movement. The sector’s constituents include some of the high-flying stocks of the past few years, like Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and...

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) was upgraded by two Street analysts Monday, while Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) caught a downgrade from JPMorgan that came with a projection of flat EPS growth.  The Analyst JPMorgan analyst Philip Cusick downgraded Verizon from Overweight to Neutral and...

Telecommunication infrastructure company Commscope Holding Company Inc (NASDAQ: COMM) confirmed Thursday it reached an agreement to acquire entertainment and communications solutions company Arris International plc (NASDAQ: ARRS) for $7.4 billion. Arris shares gained 11 percent Wednesday after...

Data center provider Switch Inc. (NYSE: SWCH) is expected to announce third-quarter earnings Nov. 12 after weaker-than-expected second-quarter results. The Analyst Wells Fargo analyst Jennifer Fritzsche upgraded Switch from Market Perform to Outperform and lowered the price target from $...

The S&P 500 index continues to trade near historical all-time highs but that doesn't mean every sector within the index is trading in the green for 2017. Quite the contrary, three sectors within the index are lagging the index by the widest margin seen in decades, according to Fundstrat Global...

In the hunt for safe-haven sectors, it is somewhat easy to overlook the telecommunications sector. After all, at 2.77 percent, it is the smallest sector weight in the S&P 500. However, that does not mean there is not opportunity with exchange-traded funds such as the Fidelity MSCI...

Analysts at Credit Suisse upgraded shares of Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE: ALU) and Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE: NOK) to Outperform ahead of their merger. Analysts at Credit Suisse also downgraded shares of Ericsson (ADR) (NASDAQ: ERIC) to Underperform. The analysts noted a ‘...

Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors hedge fund published a letter detailing the fund structure and objectives. The fund's top holding is Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and represents 4 percent of total assets. Cooperman noted that he expects U.S. equities to deliver a 6 to 8 percent total...

Internet giant Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has joined a group of Asian-based telecom companies to create a trans-Pacific cable link that will better service a constantly growing and more globalized internet. According to the NEC Corporation (OTC: NIPNF), the new system's supplier...

T-Mobile (NYSE: TMUS) sees ETFs as key to its future. Sprint (NYSE: S) and parent Softbank Corp., hoping to merge with the company sooner rather than later, has to decide how it will deal with them. ETFs, in this situation standing for “Early Termination Fees,” are the meat...

According to the Los Angeles Times, speculation about a merger between satellite broadcast companies Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) and DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) pops up about once every six months or so. Based on these rumors, the Times said, Dish and DirecTV stocks get a boost...then time passes,...

This Valentine's Day weekend was apparently a perfect storm for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). As much of America endured another round of blizzard-like weather, the video-streaming service opened the flood gates and aired the entire second season of its popular political drama, House of Cards. And it...