telecommunications

Chinese mobile phone maker ZTE (OTC: ZTCOY) is not exactly a household name –- yet. If the fourth biggest phone vendor in the world gets its way, however, it will be – eventually. CNET said it expects to see ZTE focus on premium quality smartphones at the Mobile World Congress at the end of...

After all the news – positive and negative – and the media hype -- good and bad – the 22nd Winter Olympics are finally here and underway in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. There's been a lot already written about the cost of these Winter Games – estimated at close to $60 billion, or...

Sprint's rumored takeover of competitor T-Mobile (NYSE: TMUS) may be meeting with some regulatory issues, amid word that new Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is against the acquisition. In a meeting with Sprint (NYSE: S) Chairman Masayoshi Son on Monday, Wheeler expressed...

There's a new rumor out there; that China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) has plans to buy a stake in Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD). That gossip comes after word that AT&T (NYSE: T) has decided againt a bid on the British communications giant, at least for the near future. Taiwan's Want China Times, quoting...

BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) is set to report its third quarter 2014 results on Friday, before the market opens. Typically results are released at 7:00 a.m. EST, with a conference call to take place an hour later. The consensus estimate for EPS is a loss of $0.44 a share, on revenues of $1.58...

The telecommunications industry is one of the most profitable markets in the world and the leaders in that market have long proven themselves to be solid stock investments. Two of those leaders are AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and while both are fantastic stock picks relative to...

One of the oldest names in the communications industry may be up for grabs. Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), a British firm whose roots go back to telegraph companies in the Victorian era, is reportedly being considered as a takeover target by two U.S. communications giants, AT&T...

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is desperate to unload its manufacturing plant in Chennai, India. How desperate? The phone maker is willing to pay Indian tax authorities $487 million in order to let Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) take over the plant, Bloomberg reported. The transfer is designed to get Nokia...

China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) is the world's largest mobile phone company. It is the gateway to the Chinese market for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and the iPhone. On recent news of a deal with China Mobile, the share price for Apple rose. Due to its market position, China Mobile is appealing for growth,...

Before Typhoon Haiyan hit, the Philippines' economy was outperforming others in Asia. Capital Economics expects the country's third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth to be 7.5 percent. The economy is also expected to recover quickly from the storm's devastation, making Philippine Long...

The communications industry can be an adventure for investors, with volatile and rapid changes. On Monday, Pacific Crest Securities analyst Michael Bowen published his thoughts on the communications services sector. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is Pacific Crest's top carrier pick,...

It looks like the dispute between Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) over programming issues may be resolved without the much-feared blackout of some very popular cable channels for Dish subscribers. At issue is the satellite-television provider's carriage of some much-...

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) is the world's largest asset manager, with a very strong franchise in bonds. So the front page advertisement on Wednesday's Wall Street Journal from BlackRock -- with the query, "Once thought safe. Now risky? Rethink your bonds" -- was an eye-catcher for investors looking...

Communication is the cornerstone of any relationship, whether in business or at home. Without effective communication, even otherwise flawless relationships will inevitably have a very limited shelf life. The ways in which humans have communicated with one another over the last century have...

Wireless and communications network holding company Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announces second-quarter earnings on Thursday, July 26 before market open. Analysts expect earnings per share (EPS) of $-0.38 on revenues of $8.73 billion. Sprint Nextel beat analyst estimates the past four quarters,...