Broadcom (BRCM) is arguing in federal court that Qualcomm (QCOM) should be prohibited from selling a number of its chips because they infringe on BRCM patents. According to Reuters: "Broadcom was seeking…
DirecTV (DTV) is setting up a partnership with Current Group to sell broadband that is delivered over powerlines. The product uses the existing wiring from the utilities to send a high speed…
GigaOm pointed out yesterday that Verizon (VZ) now has about 1.1 million FiOS fiber-to-the-home customers being delivered voice, broadband and TV. The telecom is adding 2,600 customers a day. For those in…
It was hard to imagine that things could get worse for Qualcomm (QCOM) but they have. The company announced strong earnings this month and guided higher, but all of the other news…
Verizon (VZ) is trying to take business from cable companies like Comcast (CMCSA) and Time Warner Cable (TWC) using its new $23 billion fiber-to-the-home project. The cable guys are trying to take…
Cablevision (CVC) announced earnings today. The most notable piece of news was that Verizon’s (VZ) FiOS fiber-to-the-home business is affecting cable subscriptions at about the rate that Cablevision has been projecting for…
In a recent survey reported on at GigaOm, thirty-four towns were tracked for TV and broadband customer activity in the initial 90 days that Verizon’s (VZ) fiber optics product was available. Verizon…
Vodafone (VOD) will not sell part of its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon (VZ) for $10 billion. It has the contractual right to do so, but that ends this week.…
From Silicon Alley Insider Expect the two biggest wireless companies, AT&T (T) and Verizon Wireless VZ), to give Google (GOOG) (and other potential new entrants like satellite TV firms) their biggest challenge.…
According to the FT, Intel (INTC) plans to push hard to move into the market currently held by the Blackberry and Apple (AAPL) iPhone. Its championing for the distribution of WiFi and…
Cable companies don’t have cell phone service to market to customers. And, Sprint does not have a broadband-to-the-home operation like the ones the big cable guys operate to market their internet and…
Verizon (VA) has set a deal with Columbia Records to allow its wireless users to download songs from band AD/DC for a modest fee. No PC is necessary. And, consumers can’t buy…
According To Reuters, News Corp (NWS) agreed to buy Dow Jones (DJ) for $5.6 billion Reuters reports Sanofi-Aventis profits were hit by cometition from generics. According to The Wall Street Journal, Bear…
According to Reuters, a groups lead by an internet entrepreneur is still pressing it case to buy Dow Jones (DJ). Reuters writes that Alcatel-Lucent”s (ALU) loss for Q2 was greater than expected.…
Verizon’s (VZ) revenue rose 6% to $23.3 billion. Adjusted operating income was up 15% to 4.2 billion. As expected, the company did well in its wireless business. Total wireless customers rose 13%…
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