Sprint Takes Another Step Back While Its Peers Take 2 Steps Forward
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Aug 24, 4:30PM CDT
Sprint 's failed acquisition of T-Mobile has some rather drastic implications: The company must now keep its tarnished name, its network won't get the boost provided with extra spectrum, and the company is left looking up as high as ever at peers ...
The Latest Apple iPad Roars Into Production
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Aug 24, 11:30AM CDT
The coming months should in many ways prove a watershed period for the world's largest technology company -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) . Source: Apple Not only will Apple introduce a new iPhone and an updated iPad, but it is also expected to...
Will This New Technology Mark the End of Google Fiber?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 23, 11:56AM CDT
When Google first introduced Fiber, its lightning-fast Internet service, to Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri a few years ago, it signaled the beginning of a new era of connectivity. Google Fiber, once it's up and running, means no...
Is the Internet of Things All Hype?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 23, 9:00AM CDT
Set expectations to maximum peak. Source: Gartner . Before new technologies become mainstream, there's often a tendency for two camps to rise up: those who believe the tech will revolutionize the world, and others who think it's completely...
Final Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Fri Aug 22, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies were down at the close of trading:
Sprint Launches Unlimited Talk, Text and Data Plan for $60 - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 22, 2:20PM CDT
Sprint Corporation recently launched its new unlimited Talk, Text and Data plan for $60 per month. Starting from Aug 22, the plan can be availed by both existing and new customers.
Midday Glance: Telecom companies
AP - Fri Aug 22, 12:22PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top telecom companies are down at 1 p.m.:
Comcast Targets College Students for Xfinity TV Expansion - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 22, 12:20PM CDT
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA), the largest cable MSO (multi service operator) in the U.S., is progressively deploying its next-generation Xfinity TV.
AT&T (T) Approaches New Downside Target of $34.39
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Aug 22, 10:41AM CDT
Shares of AT&T (NYSE:T) have bearishly opened below the pivot of $34.63 today and have reached the first support level of $34.52. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $34.39 and $34.15.
Sprint Answers Competition With Lowest 'Unlimited' Rates
at The Street - Fri Aug 22, 9:48AM CDT
Sprint cuts $20 from the price of its monthly unlimited data plan but changes some of the rules.
Stock Market News for August 22, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 22, 9:10AM CDT
Positive economic reports propelled benchmarks to record highs on Thursday
Intel, Home Depot, Microsoft Lead DJIA During Earnings Season
at The Street - Fri Aug 22, 8:00AM CDT
On Thursday, Home Depot became the last Dow component to report quarterly results. Here's how the 30 stocks in the DJIA fared during earnings season.
T-Mobile urges users to bring new customers from other services
M2 - Fri Aug 22, 5:55AM CDT
T-Mobile (NYSE: TMUS) said it has announced a new program to encourage customers to bring Sprint (NYSE: S), AT&T (NYSE: T), or Verizon (NASDAQ: VZ) customers to T-Mobile.
Retail Colocation Market in the US 2014-2018 with AT&T, CenturyLink, Equinix, SunGard Availability Services & Verizon Comms Dominating
M2 - Fri Aug 22, 2:49AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tfcprl/retail_colocation) has announced the addition of the "Retail Colocation Market in the US 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Retail Colocation market in the US will grow at a CAGR of 17.44 percent over the period 2013-2018. The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the Retail Colocation market in the US for the period 2014-2018. The report considers the revenue generated from retail colocation services provided by vendors across US. The report does not consider the revenue generated from wholesale data center colocation services. Increased adoption of virtualization and virtualized computing solutions is one of the major emerging trends in this market. Virtualization enables high productivity of the existing computing infrastructure. SMEs have limited capital spending capability, which is leading to a higher adoption of colocation services from retail colocation vendors. According to the report, the need to reduce the capital and operational expenditure associated with provisioning of computing infrastructure and services is one of the major drivers. A rapid increase in digital content transmission across enterprise networks is leading to the adoption of high-performance computing solutions. Enterprises are also procuring cloud computing services and solutions, which are being integrated as part of the data center services. Further, the report states that rapid evolution of technological solutions, which leads to higher complexity in provisioning services, is one of the major challenges faced by the market. Key Vendors - AT&T Inc. - CenturyLink Inc. - Equinix Inc. - SunGard Availability Services - Verizon Communications Inc. Other Prominent Vendors - BT Global Services - Computer Science Corp. - Datapipe - GoGrid - Hosting.com - IBM Corp. - NaviSite - RackSpace Inc. Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Role of Colocation and Managed Hosting - Market Landscape - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tf...colocation
Comcast bundles for college
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 21, 5:42PM CDT
In an effort to capture young audiences gravitating towards streaming services such as Netflix (NFLX) and Google's (GOOGL) web-delivered YouTube, Comcast (CMCSA) is offering on-demand and live TV bundles to students at colleges including Drexel Univ....
T-Mobile U.S.: Attractive Get for Telecom, Big Tech - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 21, 5:16PM CDT
T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (TMUS) remains a hotcake in the ongoing consolidation trend within the U.S. telecom industry.
Tech Tips: Sprint's good rates come with a price
By ANICK JESDANUN - AP - Thu Aug 21, 3:41PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — In revamping its prices and plans this week, Sprint is joining Verizon and AT&T in letting families share pools of data.
Will GameStop (GME) Crush Earnings Estimates? - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 21, 2:34PM CDT
GameStop is slated to report earnings after the bell. Can the company beat estimates?
T-Mobile Offers Bounty For Helping Consumers To Switch Carriers
at The Street - Thu Aug 21, 12:05PM CDT
Subscribers and their friends can both get unlimited data for year if they drop their current cellular carrier.