Comcast (CMCSA) is in talks with Deutsche Telekom over acquiring U.S.-based T-Mobile (TMUS), a German magazine reported Wednesday, though no deal appears imminent. Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY) owns 66% of T-Mobile, which has been gaining share in the U.S. wireless market against bigger rivals with its aggressive marketing. Analysts at UBS and Oppenheimer have speculated that No. 1 cable firm Comcast, thwarted by regulators in a proposed takeover of
Wireless phone companies aim to improve spotty network coverage and add data capacity by turning to “small cell” technology — a strategy that may also enable them to tap unlicensed, Wi-Fi-type radio spectrum in the long run. Crown Castle (CCI) is the cell tower operator most likely to benefit, as it aims to play a large role in small cell deployment by wireless firms. Crown Castle in April made its second major small-cell-related acquisition,
The yieldco 8point3 Energy Partners LP, formed by solar energy kingpins First Solar (FSLR) and SunPower (SPWR), is expected to raise approximately $420 million in an initial public offering scheduled to begin trading Friday. Tempe, Ariz.-based solar module maker First Solar and San Jose, Calif.-based solar panel and system maker SunPower announced in February they would form the yield company, or “yieldco.” A yieldco is a publicly traded