WiFi Wars Hit The Coffee Shop
Starbucks (SBUX) offers T-Mobile service in most of its stores. The price is $6 an hour, which hardly qualifies as cheap. McDonald’s (MCD) also offers WiFi at $2.95 for two hours. So for a…
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Newest first · Page 144Clearwire Set For IPO Next Week (CLRW)
Craig McCaw’s Clearwire (CLWR-NASDAQ) is set to bring its WiMAX (wireless broadband) out in what will be a hot IPO. Any trader knows that if the market continues as a crummy market thatIPO’s are…
The Curious Case Of Ciena’s Sell Off
Ciena (CIEN) reported what appeared to be strong earnings. Revenue rose 37% from the quarter last year to $165 million. But, the sequential increase from the immediately previous quarter was only 3%. The company…
Satellite Broadband? Bad News For Verizon
DirecTV (DTV) is looking at delivering broadband through its satellite system, according to FT.com. Liberty Media (LBTYA), which is taking a large stake in the satellite TV company, has extensive background in telecom and…
Sprint From The Stock Masters
Take a deep breath America, today is a new day. Be sure to read Article titles for the China Market Crash it will brighten up your day. Let U2 help out, it is a…
Sprint Shows A Pulse
Things got a bit better at Sprint (S) last quarter. Revenue rose from $9.79 billion in the quarter a year ago to $10.44 billion. Net income went from $197 million to $261. According to…
15 Stocks Management Can’t Fix: Qwest
There are certain companies that probably cannot be turned around no matter who runs them. They tend to be in industries where macro-economic trends are against them, like the buggy whip business 150 years…
VZ: Verizon-Alltel Buyout Rumors Long on Hype, Short on Details
By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Here’s the rumor. Verizon to Become Largest National Carrier by Swallowing Alltel (Mobile Magazine): The CDMA landscape in the United States may be set for a…
How Well Does Leap Wireless Have To Do On Earnings?
Leap Wireless (LEAP-NASDAQ) may have just found itself in a harder spot ahead of earnings after today’s close. With the Chinese 8.8% drop and the big selling we have seen this morning it is…
Vonage CEO Comes Out Swinging
Vonage (VG-NYSE) is coming out in defense of itself after last week’s patent case. Here is how they start the release: In the last week, several media reports have inaccurately speculated on the outcome…
Record Margin Debt, A Low VIX, & Lower Short Selling: An Investor’s Nirvana?
Yesterday I was checking some emails from my Palm Treo phone when I noticed an email that rung a sounding bell in my head. This was an Associates Press article showing that margin debt…
Conolog Jumps on Unquantified Orders (CNLG)
This morning Conolog Corp (CNLG-NASDAQ) is up big after it issued a press release saying it sold 19 PTR Systems in various configurations from United States and Canadian electric utilities following the introduction of…
Verizon Shares Lose Weight On High Fiber Diet
How does a company reverse a huge strategic decision that may have gone wrong? Perhaps it can’t. Criticism of Verizon’s decision to spend $23 billion to build out a fiber-to-the-home network seems to attract…
Wall St Wises Up On Qualcomm
Many of Qualcomm’s (QCOM) supporters assume that it will settle its licensing dispute with its largest customer Nokia (NOK). The current contract between the two companies comes up for renewal in April. But, AG…
Could Verizon Lawsuits Sink Vonage?
A cynic might says that Verizon’s (VZ) patent lawsuit against Vonage (VG) is just a way to get rid of a pesky competitor. VoIP is eating the Verizon and AT&T (T) landline businesses alive.…