Rural US telco revenues to ramp up unscathed by Windstream bankruptcy

28 February, 2019

Rural US telcos are unlikely to be impacted by the bankruptcy Windstream filed after losing a legal battle with Aurelius Capital Management, and will continue to see their revenues ramp up as the connectivity industry narrows the broadband adoption gap between urban and rural populations.

Windstream’s trouble began after...

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Attitudes towards Huawei split as China cybersecurity threat warnings continue

21 February, 2019

Connectivity investors are seeing split opinions on Huawei between global telcos choosing the most advanced equipment to build their 5G networks, and those seeing protection from cybersecurity risks more of a priority. Huawei continues to be seen a security threat by the US, yet some of the US’ allied countries start to soften their stance by...

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T-Mobile retains investment hype amid heightened scrutiny over Sprint merger

20 February, 2019

Increasing capex needed for telcos to build 5G networks makes analysts believe that a takeover by T-Mobile is a necessity for Sprint, although the proposed merger recently faced heightened scrutiny.Eight Democratic senators, including four who have announced their plans to run for president in 2020, sent letters to the FCC and DoJ...

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