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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. 0546 GMT – Japan 's freee K.K. is likely positioned as a major player in the cloud-based…
Why emerging telecoms giants need to build an inclusive future and resist bullying
Jevon King, Chief Commercial Officer at Backspace. (Image: AI-enhanced) A few months ago, ICASA gazetted the National Radio Frequency Plan 2026 and IMT Roadmap 2026, which identify more mid-band spectrum for mobile networks. Separate regulations…
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. 0818 GMT – Shares of European semiconductor companies are mixed after a tumultuous week in which…
BlackRock, GIC among investors chasing Indian telecom major Jio's IPO as anchor bids top $26 billion
Jio Platforms has garnered bids from top global investors including Capital Group, GIC, and BlackRock for the $854 million anchor book portion of its initial public offering. The company's anchor book received total bids worth $26.3 billion from…
Telecoms group urges cuts to spectrum cost in Africa
GSMA, the global telecoms industry body, has urged African governments to cut the cost of radio frequency spectrum, arguing the expense is holding back investment in faster mobile networks. Reforms could add more than $120 billion to the African…
Comviva, Aduna Pitch Telecom Network Checks for Bank Fraud Screening
Comviva and Aduna plan to demonstrate telecom-network checks for banks and fintech firms at Money20/20 USA, pitching mobile data as another input for identity verification and fraud screening. In an Oct. 19 announcement, the companies identified…
KKR in EU crosshairs over €22bn Telecom Italia deal
The European Commission has confirmed its preliminary view that KKR supplied incorrect or misleading information during a merger investigation. Global investment firm KKR is under fire in the EU over suspicions that it misled the European…
Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) Sets New 1-Year High - What's Next?
Shares of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE:CHT - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday. The stock traded as high as $47.84 and last traded at $47.67, with a volume of 131,845 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at…
Jio Platforms IPO Shows ₹252 Grey-Market Premium Ahead of Opening
Jio Platforms Limited plans to open its initial public offering Oct. 21, while an unofficial ₹252-a-share grey-market premium draws attention to a trading price that remains unknown. InvestorGain listed the ₹252 quote on Oct. 20.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani launches India's biggest-ever IPO
India's second-richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is launching what could be the country's biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO), despite a stock market downturn. Mumbai-based Jio Platforms, a telecoms company backed by Meta Platforms and Google, is…
Trump Administration Could Nullify California Internet Protections
Read the top story of the day in your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Prospect newsletter here. On August 31, the Trump administration sent formal notice of a $1.42 billion grant to California to supply broadband access to 270,000 households and…
End of stock photography? Getty Images' existential threat amid GenAI boom | Fongmula | Francis Fong
For decades, Getty Images dominated global visual media as the premier licensing platform for commercial photography and editorial imagery. Today, the stock photo titan stands as a stark cautionary tale of artificial intelligence disruption, having…
Northrop Grumman Raises Outlook on Higher Earnings, Sales
reported higher third-quarter earnings and sales, and raised its adjusted earnings view for the year. The aerospace and defense company on Tuesday posted a third-quarter profit of $1.12 billion, or $7.89 a share, compared with $1.1 billion, or…
How to unlock your Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T phone - and why DIY unlocking is dead
Carriers say locks stop theft and fraud; they also lock you in. The big three carriers require phones to be paid off for unlocking. DIY unlocks are dead; skip third-party unlockers and go straight to your carrier. The process is called carrier…
Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0541 GMT – Lotte Chemical could post a wider-than-expected 3Q operating loss, Hana Securities' Yoon Jae-sung…
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