Financial

Level 3 CEO Stepping Down to Make Way for 'New Leadership With New Perspectives'

James Crowe has led the service provider since 1997. ...More
March 7, 2013
Posted in News
Verizon Poised to Take Over Wireless Unit From Vodafone This Year

One industry analyst calls Verizon Wireless "the best telecom asset on the planet." ...More
March 6, 2013
Posted in News
Cloud, CRM To Drive Enterprise Software Spend

Look for greater adoption of on-premises and software as a service (SaaS) over the next two years, modestly boosting worldwide software spending through 2014. ...More
March 5, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News, Software as a Service/ Cloud Services (SaaS)
CWA Rips T-Mobile-MetroPCS Merger for Potential Job Cuts

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) on Monday told the FCC that "solid evidence" from T-Mobile shows that – absent conditions – the merged T-Mobile-MetroPCS will result in "a significant number" of job cuts in the U.S. ...More
March 5, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Communications Companies Hit Their Stride in Q4

Some of the biggest names in communications – AT&T, CenturyLink, Apple, etc. – built on improvements in Q3 2012 to have an even better fourth quarter. Not all was rosy, but many stemmed subscriber losses while others turned financial losses into profits. ...More
February 19, 2013
Posted in Galleries, Ethernet/ MPLS
EarthLink Cuts Losses, Beats Revenue Expectations

EarthLink, the ISP in the midst of a transformation to an IT services provider, beat analysts' revenue expectations in the fourth quarter. ...More
February 19, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Windstream Makes Money, Cuts High-Speed Internet Subscriber Losses

Business-service revenues were $917 million, a 3 percent increase year-over-year. ...More
February 19, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
SMBs Investing Big in Data-Center Technology

Small and midmarket firms are expected to invest more than $250 billion in data-center technology between 2012 and 2016. ...More
February 19, 2013 By Arselia Gales
Posted in News
Plenty of Risks Surround Windstream

The PAETEC integration, more telecom mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and higher taxes on dividends all have the potential to derail Windstream going forward. ...More
February 15, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News
Verizon Hiring for New 'Center of Excellence'

The new location will centralize Verizon’s accounting, finance and back-office operations. ...More
February 14, 2013 By Craig Galbraith
Posted in News