Telecom Services – Foreign
(FTE) France Telecom – ADR- Bear of the Day
We are downgrading our recommendation to Underperform on France Telecom (FTE). The company reported lackluster results in the first nine months due to weak mobile device sales in France, higher VAT rates and...
(SKM) Don’t Get Trapped by High Dividends
High-dividend stocks are always popular, and why not? When the market is fickle and when it’s difficult to earn steadily from price movement of stocks, a high cash-dividend payer could be a good bet.
Cash dividends could return more than what you would have earned...
(FTE) France Telecom – ADR – Bear of the Day
We are downgrading our recommendation to Underperform on France Telecom (FTE). The company reported lackluster results in the fist nine months due to weak mobile device sales in France, higher VAT rates and...
(BT) Company News for July 22, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• BB&T Corp. (NYSE:BBT) reported Q2 EPS of $0.44, slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.42 per share. Revenues rose 7% year-over-year to $2.18 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.148...
(BT) Company News for July 22, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• BB&T Corp. (NYSE:BBT) reported Q2 EPS of $0.44, slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.42 per share. Revenues rose 7% year-over-year to $2.18 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.148...
(SKM) SK Telecom to Roll Out LTE
The South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom Corp Ltd (SKM) has joined hands with telecom carriers for the commercial deployment of Long Term Evolution (LTE) services, also known as 4G networks. Given the surge...
(TEF) Spain Holds Mobile Spectrum Auction
Spain has put its mobile telecom licenses on auction for the very first time. The Spanish government will raise roughly €1.45 billion ($2.05 billion) to control budget deficit.
Spain will auction 58 blocks with frequency bands of 800 megahertz (MHz), 900 MHz and 2.6...
(FTE) Three of the Best Dividend Investments in the World
by Carl Delfeld, Investment U Senior Analyst
Thursday, June 30, 2011:...
(SKM) Spectrum on Auction in South Korea
The South Korean telecom regulator will hold an auction for radio spectrum in early August. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) will raise roughly KRW 1.5 trillion ($1.1 billion) by providing several frequency bands to Korean mobile operators, thereby changing their...
(MICC) Millicom International Cellular S.A. Analyst Upgrades Shares to Outperform
We upgrade our recommendation on Millicom International Cellular S.A. (MICC) to Outperform. Millicom reported excellent financial results for the first quarter of 2011, easily beating the Zacks Consensus...
(BT) BT Group Rated Buy by ValuEngine.com
BT Group (BT) plc is a holding corporation which operates primarily through British Telecommunications plc, an international provider of tele-communications services. The Company provides local and long-distance telephone call products...
(MICC) Millicom International Cellular Outperforms in 2011 First Quarter
Millicom International Cellular S.A. (MICC) declared its first quarter of 2011 financial results. Net income for the first quarter of 2011 was $230 million or $2.17 per share compared with $156 million or...
(TEF) Telefonica Sets 3-Year Growth Plan
Spanish telecom giant Telefonica (TEF) set its annual revenue growth target at 1% to 4% through 2013 at its investor meeting in London.
A weak Spanish market remains a concern for the company as customers...
(TLK) P.T. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Outlook Bright
P.T. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk. (TLK), the largest telecom operator in Indonesia, recently provided a solid financial outlook for the ensuing fiscal 2011. The company estimated its total revenue in fiscal...
(MICC) Millicom International Cellular S.A. Shares Downgraded to Underperform
We downgrade our recommendation for Millicom International Cellular S.A. (MICC) to Underperform based on its current valuation. The stock price has moved up by nearly 40% in the past year and is trading at...
(TEF) Telefonica Reports Strong Quarterly Earnings Results
Spanish telecom giant Telefonica (TEF) reported results for the first nine months of 2010 with earnings per share of €1.95 ($2.57) above €1.17 in the year-ago period. Despite weak Spanish operations, revenue...
(SKM) SK Telecom Reports Profit Decrease Due to Costs
SK Telecom Corp. Ltd. (SKM), a leading South Korean telecom operator, declared depressed financial results for third quarter 2010. Net income plunged 13% year over year to KRW 364 billion ($309 million) due...
(NTT) Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Gets Dimension Data
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (NTT), the largest integrated telecom operator in Japan, has received a shot in its arm to boost its cloud computing and integrated communications services business. ...
(SI) Siemens AG – ADR- Bull of the Day
We are upgrading our Neutral recommendation on Siemens (SI) to Outperform with a $121 target price. Revenue and orders both increased year-over-year in the third quarter of 2010.
Revenue also increased...
(SKM) SK Telecom Corporation Ltd. to Enter LightSquared Venture
SK Telecom Corp. Ltd. Co. (SKM), the largest wireless carrier of South Korea, is again trying its luck in the nearly saturated but lucrative U.S. wireless market. The company has decided to invest in the LightSquared...
(TEF) Telefonica Analyst Upgrades Shares to Outperform
We are upgrading our recommendation to Outperform from Underperform for Telefonica (TEF), the largest telecom carrier in Spain and Latin America. Currently, the stock has Zacks #2 (Buy) Rank.
We...
(MICC) Millicom International Cellular SA to Redeem Bonds
Millicom International Cellular SA (MICC) intends to redeem in full the 2013 10% high yield bond in December 2010. The redemption will play an important role in Millicoms’s financial strategy by reducing...
(MTE) India to be Focus of Next Big Telecom Push
India, the second largest emerging market in the world, is likely to turnout as a “Treasure Island” for the global telecom equipment manufacturing giants. According to recent news in The Economic Times, the first phase of 3G networks deployment in India may provide a business...
(NTT) Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Pursues Global Ambitions
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (NTT), the largest integrated telecom operator in Japan, has taken a major strategic move to boost its cloud computing and integrated communications...
(SI) German Economic Growth Engine Revs Up
by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The...
(NTT) Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Consolidating Cloud Computing
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (NTT), the largest integrated telecom operator in Japan, has taken a major strategic move to boost its cloud computing and integrated communications services business....
(SKM) SK Telecom in Talks with Apple
Telecommunications companies in South Korea are looking at various options to improve their deteriorating profits by developing products that bundle fixed-line, mobile and Internet services. As part of this endeavour, SK Telecom (
18Jul2010 | vitalstocks | 0 comments | Continued(TEF) Telefonica Analyst Downgrades the Stock
We are downgrading our recommendation to Underperform from Neutral for Telefonica (TEF), the largest telecom carrier in Spain and Latin America. Currently the stock has Zacks #5 (Strong Sell) Rank. We...
(TEF) Telefonica Raises Buyout Bid For Vivo Participacoes
Spanish telecom behemoth Telefonica (TEF) remains desperate to grab full control of Brazilian wireless kingpin Vivo Participacoes (VIV) as...
(SKM) SK Telecom Announces Joint Venture PT Telekomunikasi
South Korean wireless kingpin SK Telecom (SKM) is eyeing the Indonesian market as part of its quest for growth as the carrier has reportedly joined forces with Indonesia’s largest wireline and wireless operator...