Vodacom (Neutral, TP: ZAR140, +46%) Q3 24 Quick Take: Decent quarter

Vodacom reported a decent set of Q3 results. Numbers (revenue only this quarter) slightly missed consensus expectations, but pro forma service revenue growth continued to grow towards the high end of the medium-term guidance.

Vermilion Short Shots: Technically Vulnerable Stocks

Short Shots is a collection of technically vulnerable charts culled from the Negative Inflecting and Toppy columns within our Weekly Compass report or from various technical screening processes. The charts contained in this report have developed concerning technical patterns that suggest further price deterioration is likely. For these reasons Short Shots can also be a great source of ideas for investors interested in short-selling candidates.

5G FWA in EM Poor man’s paradise; income and propensity to spend suggests 5G FWA affordability is high in EM

This is the 3rd in a series of notes looking at FWA (see HERE and HERE). Like us, the market appears to be getting more bullish on FWA in EM, and a series of events such as Jio’s launch suggest FWA could be a significant use case for 5G in Emerging Markets.

2025 outlook for datacenter AI, BEVs slow, Hybrids accelerate, AMD GPUs, and much more. The Weekly Wrap-Up.

NSR Policy: ACP’s Perils of Pauline

In this Weekend Update, we review the multiple activities affecting the prospects for an ACP extension, including one legislative solution that was pulled from a mark-up, a Senate hearing on the subject, and an effort to attach an extension to FAA reauthorization. Our bottom line remains: 1. With the ACP funds about to run out, recipients in May or June are likely to start having to make hard choices about what they are willing to pay for. 2. We agree with the consensus in government and industry that Congress is highly unlikely to provide an extension, but efforts will continue, as the numb...

Autumn for Broadband 1Q24

In this installment of our Autumn for Broadband series, we provide a quick update on trends in the broadband market based on what we have seen from the companies that have reported so far. Industry net adds were substantially weaker in 1Q24 with all technologies seeing slower growth (except DSL which was flat). Cable was impacted the most.