Vodafone has price target cut by UBS on Italy costs and UK earnings concerns
UBS made the cut due to higher costs at Vodafone's Italian business and expected lower earnings in the UK
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Snap beats Street's 3Q revenue and profit estimates, but still struggles to draw new users
Snap’s redesign has faced challenges attracting more users since its introduction last year
BT Group appoints Worldpay boss Philip Jansen as new CEO
Jansen, who is taking over from Gavin Patterson, will earn £1.1mln a year plus an annual bonus of up to £2.64mln
Rogers Communications' wireless investment paying off as 3Q profit beats expectations
The group also raised full-year 2018 guidance for adjusted underlying earnings (EBITDA) growth
BT tops FTSE 100 in week of global market turmoil amid break-up speculation
AJ Bell's Russ Mould thinks a break-up of BT is unlikely but expects to see a new strategy for the business from the next chief executive who replaces Gavin Patterson
Vodafone ticks up as Italian arm snaps up spectrum for €2.4bn to develop 5G coverage
The FTSE 100 telecoms firm said the spectrum included a range of 3700 megahertz, which would be immediately available to rapidly develop 5G services
Ofcom opens probe into BT Group and Vodafone UK mobile coverage errors
Ofcom said it had found errors in the coverage data provided by Vodafone and EE relating to 4G and 3G mobile coverage
BT Group reportedly in advanced talks to appoint outgoing Worldpay boss to replace Gavin Patterson
Sky News reported that Philip Jansen is believed to be the preferred candidate to replace Patterson, who revealed in June he would stepping-down towards the end of this year
Inmarsat lifted as it unveils collaboration with Panasonic Avionics
The FTSE 250-mobile and telecoms firm said that under the agreement, it would become Panasonic’s exclusive provider of Ka-band in-flight connectivity for commercial aviation
Berenberg lifts BT Group target price to 270p from 260p, repeats ‘buy’ rating citing ‘semi-soft’ Brexit deal hopes
The German bank's analysts concluded: “If our base case of a semi-soft Brexit is achieved, this removal of ‘fat tail’ risks should be a positive”
Wedbush upgrades Snap to Outperform, raises price target on confidence in turnaround
The analysts were confident Snap would ‘turn the corner sooner rather than later,’ benefitting from new executive leadership
Vodafone divi “at risk” but still worth a punt, says Citi
Analyst Georgios Ierodiaconou acknowledges that there are issues for Vodafone, particularly overseas, but reckons there are enough positives for investors to take a chance on the stock
Echostar still interested in Inmarsat, claims RBC, but ‘near-term catalysts looking less likely’
RBC argues that Echostar is likely to be still interested, which should keep the stock from falling too far, but the investment bank has concerns over China and Ligado
BT reportedly considering former O2 boss as candidate for chief executive
Robert Dunne, the head of Verizon's mobile arm in the US, is understood to have met with BT in Britain in recent days
Vodafone completes merger of India business with Idea Cellular
The combined business will be renamed Vodafone Idea Ltd and will remain listed in India
Vodafone Australia and TPG agree A$15bn merger to take on Optus and Telstra
Vodafone said the merged company will be a more capable challenger to Telstra and Optus and will be much better placed to invest in mobile and fixed line services
BT broadband customers suffer biggest out-of-contract price hikes, Uswitch reveals
UK price comparison website Uswitch said many telecoms firms raise prices substantially after contracts expire
Sito Mobile second-quarter earnings loss widens but revenues in line on lower TV margins
Average spend per customer fell and lower TV margins affected results
BT reportedly approaches former Ofcom boss to take the helm
Lord Carter has been sounded out as a possible replacement for Gavin Patterson when he leaves later this year, according to Sky News
BT stands to gain as Virgin Media curtails network expansion, says Numis
Numis maintained its 'buy' rating and target price of 325p per share on BT