Vodafone shares drop as it posts slowdown in first quarter organic service revenue
Vodafone continues to expect full-year underlying organic adjusted earnings (EBITDA) growth of 1-5%
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Allot Communications teams up with Lifeboat Distribution to combat rampant cybersecurity threats in North America
Fast-growing distributor to sell Allot's service gateway platform that also packs a punch by providing web security, detecting malware and phishing
Russian satellite operator AMTEL-SVYAZ deploys Allot Communication’s service gateway to boost network security, streaming quality
Israel-based Allot’s flagship platform blocks malicious attempts to disrupt normal Internet traffic on a targeted server
BT dodges bullet as analysts see government's full-fibre broadband pledge as positive
“Yesterday’s government infrastructure review moved the regulatory debate forward in a way that we think is supportive,” Jefferies said.
BT expects hit to Openreach earnings as it offers discounts for faster broadband
BT said telecoms firms that use the Openreach network will receive discounts on fibre broadband that “go beyond” pricing controls set by regulator Ofcom
Vodafone shares drop as UBS cuts target price and predicts slowdown in growth
UBS maintained a ‘buy’ rating on Vodafone but lowered its target price to 250p from 255p, saying it thinks the shares are “too cheap”
TalkTalk and BT top the table of most complained about broadband providers
In its latest quarterly league table on complaints, communications regulator Ofcom said TalkTalk had received 29 complaints per 100,000 customers while BT received 23
TalkTalk positivity seen short-lived with clashes expected over February rights issue at AGM on Wednesday
Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell said the “AGM could be a test for management as they look to defend a £200mln rights issue earlier this year”
BT loses rights to broadcast Italy’s Serie A football in wake of Ronaldo’s move to Juventus
Global sports broadcaster entrant Eleven Sports has dealt a blow to BT and Sky by securing the rights to Serie A and La Liga
BT Group sees over third of shareholders vote against its remuneration report at Wednesday’s AGM
In a statement, the FTSE 100-listed telecoms giant said 34.2% - or 2.29bn - of the valid votes cast at the AGM were against the approval of its remuneration report
Deutsche Bank expects BT Group’s first-quarter update to be “uneventful”, with consumer KPIs no longer a focus
The German bank’s analysts noted that the combination of a change in business unit reporting, IFRS15 accounting, and a less prescriptive consensus gathering process, means a wider spread than normal in expectations for BT’s first quarter 20
TalkTalk Telecom boosted by upgrade in rating from JPMorgan Cazenove
JPMorgan’s analysts said “Operating picture of the business has been mostly encouraging and good progress has been made over the course of FY18, laying the ground for growth from FY19 onwards"
BT Group close to appointing advisers for sale-and-leaseback deal for its London headquarters
The Times newspaper said the company is expected to seek £200mln from a three-year leaseback deal as it takes advantage of a resilient UK commercial property market.
Inmarsat shares rise as investors await next move after Echostar says won't make an offer
In a note to clients, analysts at Morgan Stanley noted: “Though there may be some disappointment in the market at the lack of an offer, when the dust settles, there has been an interested buyer at 532p, Echostar still has a sizeable stake i
Inmarsat plunges as it rejects second bid from Echostar worth almost £3.2bn
Echostar now wants to sit down with Inmarsat bosses and have "constructive" talks with a view to making a deal
Investors dial into TalkTalk on takeover rumours
Hedge fund Toscafund Asset Management has upped its stake in the phone and broadband provider, prompting some takeover chatter
Inmarsat up as clock counts down until the deadline for Echostar to make bid for satellites rival
Echostar has until 5pm BST on Friday, July 6 to make a firm offer for Inmarsat under the UK Takeover Panel's rules or face a six-month ban from bidding
Numis upgrades TalkTalk but the City broker really isn’t a fan
Because shares have fallen over the past few weeks, Numis reckons the stock is now just a ‘reduce’, but it has a lot of issues with TalkTalk: namely the collapse of the B2B unit sale and rivals starting to compete better on price
TalkTalk pulls out of plan to sell b2b unit to Daisy Group
“Daisy remains an important, long-term strategic partner for TalkTalk,” the telecoms firm said.
FTSE 100 stocks set to yield more but dividend cover on big payers such as BT is worryingly skinny
AJ Bell’s Dividend Dashboard for the second quarter shows the FTSE 100 is projected to yield an impressive 4.1% in 2018 but some of the bigger yielders, such as Direct Line and Vodafone, have threadbare dividend cover