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A Veteran of the Telecom Bust Navigates the AI Boom
The historic telecommunications crash of 2001 is burned indelibly into Ciena CEO Gary Smith's memory, yet he is cautious about viewing rising anxiety over today's AI boom as an echo of that past. Smith, 66 years old, has led the optical networking…
Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0726 GMT – Tencent's strategic partnership with APEC Summit is an important validation of its…
U.S., European Telecoms Slide on Report SpaceX Plans Wireless Network Expansion
Telecoms heavyweights fell sharply in premarket trade. SpaceX's ambitions would build a fourth major U.S. mobile network, putting it in direct competition with industry incumbents. Shares in AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile US all fell close to 4% in…
The mobile ambitions of SpaceX see telecom stocks get hit again. What the latest developments mean.
Elon Musk's SpaceX is in talks with cellular infrastructure providers as part of an ambitious project to create America's fourth national wireless carrier. This spells competition — and trouble — for the three incumbents, T-Mobile…
Wall Street Futures Lose Ground; Telecom Stocks Slide in Premarket Trading
A technology-led selloff kept U.S. equity futures under pressure early Friday, while wireless carrier stocks fell after Bloomberg reported SpaceX was seeking access to at least 80,000 cell sites. Reuters' futures snapshot at 6:09 a.m. ET (10:09…
SpaceX Targets 80,000 Cell Sites To Challenge Telecom Giants As Wall Street Weighs In
Elon Musk is accelerating plans to build a fourth major nationwide wireless carrier, with SpaceX seeking access to at least 80,000 US cell sites, according to Bloomberg News. The prospect of a new rival to AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile lifted tower…
Wall Street futures edge lower after AI selloff, telecom slide
By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Ragini Mathur Oct 23 (Reuters) – Wall Street futures ticked lower on Friday as caution prevailed after a sharp selloff in AI-linked stocks over concerns about the sector's massive funding requirements, while telecom…
Wall St opens lower after AI rout; SpaceX worries hit telecoms
By Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2026 | 9:34 AM Oct 23 (Reuters) – Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Friday as caution prevailed after a sharp selloff in AI-linked stocks, while telecom stocks…
Wall Street futures dip after AI rout, telecoms slide
Oct 23: Wall Street futures ticked lower on Friday as caution prevailed after a sharp selloff in AI-linked stocks over concerns about the sector's massive funding requirements, while telecom shares slid on fears of increased competition from…
Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo warning military personnel against using nonpublic information to make bets on prediction markets, saying the wagers could give important clues to enemy countries. “Do Not Compromise Military…
Telecom manufacturer to close Rantoul plant in December
RANTOUL — A longtime local employer is shuttering its Rantoul manufacturing plant. Charles Industries gave notice in September that all 75 full-time employees at the company's facility at 201 Shellhouse Drive will be laid off on Dec. 11…
Illegal Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs found inside state-owned China Telecom's network - Nvidia says chip smuggling 'a drop in the bucket,' insists smuggling remains a nonfactor
Lava, an Israeli security firm, says that it has been able to identify 32 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra B300 chips within the network of China Telecom, a state-owned company that provides telecommunications services within the country. These same chips…
Telecom Stocks To Follow Now - October 23rd
MarketBeat Week in Review – 10/19 - 10/23 SpaceX, Verizon Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile US, and AST SpaceMobile are the five Telecom stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Telecom stocks are shares of…
SpaceX Just Made Cell Towers Cool Again. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile Are Paying the Price
There were some big moves in telecommunications stocks on Friday. On one hand, shares of cell tower owners Crown Castle (CCI +9.55%) and American Tower (AMT +3.76%) soared, with shares up by about 9% and 4%, respectively, as of midday. On the other…
Hellenic Telecom Organization (HLTOY) Set to Announce Earnings on Friday
Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTCMKTS:HLTOY - Get Free Report) is projected to post its results before the market opens on Friday, October 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.2504 per share and revenue of $967.14 million…
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