Networking

Verizon lost 525,000 consumer postpaid wireless customers in the first quarter but delivered better-than-expected earnings even as revenue was light. Those consumer losses were largely offset by business accounts that were added in the quarter. The company’s moving parts highlight how Verizon’s position as an enterprise and business carrier allowed it to weather consumer spending […] More

After SpaceX launched 60 more Starlink internet-beaming satellites yesterday, CEO Elon Musk confirmed the company would offer a public beta of the broadband service in about six months.  US consumers in poorly served broadband areas could get a first taste of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband as early as August. The public beta would follow a […] More

Brazilian public sector workers see remote working positively despite it being a novelty for most of them, according to research. Most departments are adopting the home office approach during the COVID-19 outbreak, and 66% had never worked remotely before the pandemic, according to the survey carried out by Brazilian govtech WeGov and software development firm […] More

Netgear is ahead of the game with its WiFi 6 router portfolio and it is paying off as the company is seeing a surge in home network upgrades. The catch for Netgear is that its supply chain, sales channels and markets have all been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. CEO Patrick Lo outlined the moving […] More

Powered by the latest Thunderbolt chipset, the Plugable TBT3-UDC1 is compatible with both Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C systems. More

Special Feature AT&T said it is seeing unprecedented volumes on its network due to the COVID-19 pandemic as it reported mixed first quarter results.  The telecom and media company reported first quarter earnings and revenue that fell short of expectations, withdrew its outlook due to COVID-19 and said it had enough cash flow to invest […] More

Chinese networking and phone giant Huawei has reported a steady first quarter of 2020. In a note put out on Tuesday, the company said it had 182 billion yuan in revenue, approximately $25.7 billion, which represented an increase on the first quarter of last year by 1.4%. In terms of profitability, Huawei’s margin this year […] More

Netflix’s first quarter shareholder letter highlights strong demand and earnings as well as some savvy tech management. It’s not surprising that Netflix showed strong first quarter results. The streaming content provider is a go-to COVID-19 pandemic activity amid stay-at-home orders. Netflix added 15.77 million new paid subscribers relative to analyst projections of more than 8 […] More