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Friday, February 10, 2017
DirecTV Might Help AT T Connect MDUs Out of Region
DirecTV Might Help AT T Connect MDUs Out of Region
Most multi-product businesses earn disparate amounts of revenue--and profit--from each discrete product line. In a perhaps-ideal scenario, a mix of young and fast-growing “next product cycle” products as well as mature, cash-producing lines of business contribute to overall earnings, profits and strategy.
Telecom companies are no different, featuring a mix of products, customer segments and growth profiles. And, frequently, profits and revenues from one part of the business are used to subsidize the operation or growth of other segments.
So it is that AT&T’s DirecTV operations might help AT&T grow its Internet access services outside its historic fixed network footprint.
The reason: AT&T plans to serve customers living in apartment complexes outside of its fixed network service area, operating as a competitive local exchange carrier, and offering 100 Mbps Internet access, perhaps using millimeter wave spectrum and fixed wireless.
Obviously, roof rights are required, and many apartment complexes might already have business deals with DirecTV that AT&T can leverage to supply high speed Internet access as well, using fixed wireless to reach some buildings.
The strategy apparently is to use a hub-and-spoke network where a central building is connected directly using optical fiber, while nearby buildings are connected using fixed wireless.
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Ericsson Not at the Beginning of the End CEO Insists
Ericsson Not at the Beginning of the End CEO Insists
You can draw your own conclusions about Ericsson CEO Jan Frykhammar saying “this is absolutely not the beginning of the end for Ericsson.” Those remarks came in the context of a warning that “business result for the third quarter 2016 will be significantly lower than company expectations.”
In the first half of 2016, with demand for mobile broadband products has been negative. Sales declined by 14 percent year over year, while gross profit margin declined 34 percent.
Ericsson said “business result for the third quarter 2016 will be significantly lower than company expectations,” driven by macro-economic toughness in some markets, as well as completion of some mobile network upgrades in Europe.
Ericsson did not specifically mention competition from either Huawei or Nokia Networks, but many will say that also is part of the problem.
Metric | Q316 | Q315 | YoY change | Q216 | QoQ change |
Sales | 51.1 | 59.2 | -14% | 54.1 | -6% |
Sales in Networks segment | 23.3 | 28.8 | -19% | 26.8 | -13% |
Gross income | 14.5 | 20.1 | -28% | 17.5 | -17% |
Gross margin | 28.3% | 33.9% | - | 32.3% | - |
Operating expenses | -14.1 | -14.9 | -6% | -14.5 | -3% |
Operating income | 0.3 | 5.1 | -93% | 2.8 | -88% |
Income in Networks segment | -0.3 | 2.8 | -109% | 1.6 | -116% |
Operating income excluding restructuring charges | 1.6 | 6.1 | -73% | 3.8 | -58% |
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Saturday, February 4, 2017
AT T Selling Gigabit Services to More than 3 Million Locations Will Exceed 12 5 Million Locations by 2019
AT T Selling Gigabit Services to More than 3 Million Locations Will Exceed 12 5 Million Locations by 2019
With the caveat that a “passing” (customer location that can buy a service) is not an “account,” AT&T says its gigabit services now are available in parts of 32 major metro areas, with plans to reach at least 45 metros by the end of 2016 and 67 markets overall.
AT&T says it is marketing service to over three million locations, of which over 500,000 include apartment and condo units. AT&T also says it is on track to exceed the 12.5 million locations planned by mid-2019.
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