Verizon beats EPS estimates, adds 406K phone subscribers in Q3
Summary
Verizon reported its Q3 earnings, surpassing earnings per share (EPS) expectations with an adjusted EPS of $1.31 compared to the anticipated $1.27, while generating revenue of $34.3 billion, slightly below the $34.74 billion forecast. The company added 406,000 postpaid phone subscribers, more than double the expected 209,000, alongside 314,000 broadband additions. Additionally, Verizon announced a significant AI infrastructure partnership with Amazon Web Services valued over $2 billion. This strong growth in subscriber numbers, alongside the strategic cloud collaboration, helped to offset a modest revenue miss as the company remains committed to its capital expenditure outlook.
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Verizon: Verizon is a major telecommunications provider delivering wireless, broadband, and related communication services to consumers and enterprises. The company recently released its quarterly results, highlighting subscriber additions that exceeded expectations alongside an announced AI infrastructure partnership with Amazon Web Services. Amazon Web Services: Amazon Web Services operates as the cloud computing arm of Amazon, supplying infrastructure, storage, and AI-related services to organizations across industries. It has entered into an AI infrastructure collaboration with Verizon to support the telecom company's technology initiatives. Earnings Season: Telecommunications carriers often balance revenue figures against subscriber metrics during quarterly reports. Cloud Partnerships: Telecom operators are expanding collaborations with cloud providers to advance AI and infrastructure capabilities.
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