by Pivot
Tag: Strategy
AT&T Touts 5G for Business Market Plans, Including Fixed Wireless
AT&T has been saying that it believes 5G will catch on first in the business market, and yesterday the company made public a press release, white paper and web page touting its 5G business market…
Broadband News: 10 Questions We Hope to See Answered in 2019
2018 was a big year in broadband news and 2019 is shaping up to be a big one as well. The past year saw the government take some major actions toward ensuring that all Americans…
Verizon Kills Oath Brand, Touts Media Strategy
Just 18 months after its inception, the Verizon Oath brand is dead. Guru Gowrappan, head of the Verizon media unit, said in a blog post that the unit would be known as Verizon Media Group…
AT&T Tillman Deal Has Yielded Hundreds of Cell Towers
AT&T is using its relationship with Tillman Infrastructure as a template for its interaction with cell tower companies, according to Susan Johnson, executive vice president– Global Connections and Supply Chain, AT&T. Johnson made her comments…
Verizon Separation Plan Sheds 10K Employees as 5G Restructuring Begins to Take Hold
A Verizon separation plan will reduce the company’s payroll by 10,400 employees, the carrier announced today. This plan was announced earlier this year and the reductions are part of a voluntary program to reduce Verizon’s…
Why Does AT&T Keep Saying 5G Will Start Out in the Enterprise?
When you listen to telecom executives talk as often as I do, you begin to recognize when companies likely have coached their execs to emphasize certain themes. For example, at least twice in the last…
CEO: Frontier Has 20 Projects Aimed at Increasing Earnings by $500 Million
Frontier Communications has 13 teams pursuing 20 initiatives which, in the aggregate, are expected to improve earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) by $500 million, said Frontier CEO and president Dan McCarthy at…
Telecom Growth Strategies: Strategic Alliances, M&A Top CEO Lists
Telecom growth strategies are expected to rely heavily on strategic alliances, according to a survey of U.S. telecom CEOs conducted by business consultancy KPMG. When asked about the types of growth strategies they were pursuing,…
Zayo Plans to Split Into Two Separate Companies, Eyes Zayo REIT
Zayo Group’s plan to split into two companies, announced yesterday, is driven in part by the desire to simplify the process of converting one of the companies into a telecom real estate investment trust (REIT)…
Verizon Reorganization Driven by 5G Plans
A Verizon reorganization announced today divides the company into three areas in anticipation of the rollout of 5G services. The three areas are: consumer, business and Verizon Media Group/Oath. The changes will take effect at…
Telergee: Non-regulated Revenue Growth for Rural Telcos is Flat Year-over-Year
Non-regulated services represented 35.2% of rural telecom revenue in 2017, according to this year’s Telergee Alliance Benchmarking Report. While a notable increase from 20.5% in 2006, that growth is relatively flat from 2016’s non-regulated revenue…
Latest Uniti Group Acquisitions Include Another Educational Provider, Another Fiber Provider
The Uniti Group acquisitions strategy continues with the company’s purchase in October of Information Transport Solutions (ITS), a provider of connectivity services with an emphasis on educational clients. Uniti Group also said today that it…