Eric Costa

Editor’s note” Many changes are afoot at AT&T, as a review of its latest earnings report last week and what’s happening across the company shows. For example: AT&T will capitalize on IoT and new acquisitions to offset decelerating phone subscriber growth in 2015, writes analyst Eric Costa of Technology Business Research. HAMPTON, N.H. – AT&T is focused on retaining its wireless subscriber base and driving these customers toward connected devices rather than yielding to the pressures of the wireless pricing war to attract new phone customers. AT&T reported the company’s lowest-ever first-quarter postpaid churn in 1Q15 despite trailing Verizon...

Inside T-Mobile’s earnings: Technology Business Research analyst Eric Costa says T-Mobile is adding the most retail customers among the big wireless carriers due to its “Un-carrier” strategy. What’s that? Costa explains. HAMPTON, N.H. – T-Mobile continued to attack the wireless market with force in 3Q14, which resulted in the highest retail net additions among Tier 1 operators (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T). T-Mobile’s actions, which have led to success in 2014, will continue to benefit the company moving into 2015. T-Mobile’s long-term initiatives including its LTE network build, Un-carrier strategy and the addition of MetroPCS will help the operator improve its financial...

Editor’s note: Eric Cost is an analyst at Technology Business Research. He offers his insight into AT&T’s (NYSE: T) earnings announced Wednesday. HAMPTON, N.H. - AT&T reported over 2 million total net additions in 3Q14 and is positioning itself to maintain its revenue and subscriber growth heading into 2015. AT&T’s 2Q14 results are promising heading into 4Q14, with solid subscriber and wireless revenue growth. Both the wireless and U-verse subscriber bases continued to gain traction in 3Q14 and will continue to propel the operator forward to challenge Verizon for the top position in the U.S. market. Despite strong wireless subscriber...

Editor’s note: Eric Costa is an analyst with Technology Business Research. He examines Google’s most recent earnings report and projects where he sees the Internet giant headed. HAMPTON, N.H. – Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) will continue growing its revenue and profit by expanding the breadth and depth of its advertising platforms, and the company’s 2Q14 results illustrate how the company’s tinkering with its core services is paying off. Google’s revenue and operating profit climbed 21.7% and 22.9% year-to-year, respectively, as the company remains the online advertising industry’s juggernaut. Google will rely on advertising revenue to drive the bulk of its revenue...

Editor’s note: Eric Costa, an analyst in Technology Business Research’s Networking & Mobility practice, explains how LTE and new data services will drive revenue for wireless operators.  The top two Tier 1 U.S. operators continue to dominate the market in revenue and margins. Verizon pulled further ahead of AT&T during 1Q13 with higher revenue growth, more subscriber net additions and better margins. Verizon leads the U.S. wireless industry in revenue and subscribers due to its time-to-market lead in LTE and shared data plans that are spurring increased connected device adoption. In 1Q13 Verizon grew revenue 7.4% year-to-year and netted...