Race to 5G: 5G phones get cheaper
Affordable 5G phones have started hitting the market, but buyers will find that their performance doesn’t feel very different from 4G yet. AT&T pulls into the lead in the Race to 5G, now that we’ve fulfilled two out of the three major requirements for a 5G nation. The third one, alas, seems like it’s still…
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Samsung’s struggle: Selling the high-end Note 20 and Z Fold 2 in a pandemic
The Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Z Fold 2 will arrive as consumers guard their wallets amid the coronavirus-fueled recession. Samsung’s mobile business has a new test this year: Getting buyers to fork over $1,000 during a pandemic. Today, the company hosted its first virtual Unpacked event, broadcasting live from South Korea. It unveiled five…
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Alternative Data Is The New Guidance
Ever since the stay-at-home mandates began rolling out across the country, we’ve seen numerous companies withdraw guidance and discontinue providing business outlooks. Without this guidance, consensus estimate ranges have grown wider than ever before, reflecting a greater degree of uncertainty. In these times, both investors and corporate operators who use insights from alternative data will…
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Verizon 5G Phones Take Off, But Coverage Is Still Lacking
Verizon is selling the most 5G phones of any US carrier by far, according to analysis firm M Science. Verizon subscribers are picking up the most 5G phones by far of any carrier in the US, according to new data from M Science, although AT&T and T-Mobile report far broader 5G coverage. Sales of 5G…
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Why Carvana Stock Rose 29% Last Month
The online car dealer gained on momentum from the recovery and positive analyst commentary.What happenedShares of Carvana (CVNA) were climbing last month as a series of bullish analyst reports, positive third-party data, and momentum from the recovery pushed the online used car dealer higher. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the stock finished…
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Not even the coronavirus can derail 5G’s global momentum
The pandemic has caused hiccups in some regions, but the super-fast wireless tech keeps rolling out. This was supposed to be the year 5G went mainstream. Huge swaths of the world would be blanketed with coverage. Every major handset maker — including Apple — would offer a wide variety of 5G phones . After years…
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