From AT&T to Shentel: Tracking broadband earnings in Q3 2025

Lightwave is tracking the performance of key players in the broadband industry during the third quarter of 2025.  
Oct. 15, 2025
3 min read

Key Highlights

  • Key industry players' Q3 2025 earnings are tracked, providing insights into financial health and market trends.
  • The report covers a wide range of companies including telecom giants, optical vendors, and broadband service providers.
  • Updates include performance summaries, strategic initiatives, and market outlooks based on recent quarterly results.
  • Historical data from previous quarters (Q4 2023 to Q2 2025) offers context for current industry performance.
  • Useful for investors, industry analysts, and stakeholders seeking detailed financial and strategic insights into the broadband sector.

The third quarter of the 2025 earnings reporting season has begun, and Lightwave will track how key players in the broadband industry performed. Please check here for updates on this segment's providers, vendors and integrators. 

You can also check out how Lightwave tracks the third quarter of 2025 results of the major players in the optical networking industry.

Also, check out our coverage of Q4 2023Q1 2024Q2 2024Q3 2024Q4 2024, and Q1 2025, Q2 2025 broadband earnings.

October 14

Ekinops
www.ekinops.com
Ekinops is reworking its top management ranks as the company’s long-term CEO, Didier Brédy, is leaving on the heels of a decline in third-quarter revenues. In the third quarter of 2025, Ekinops reported revenue of $26 million, down 27% compared to the third quarter of 2024.
- see our coverage

October 22

AT&T
www.att.com
Driven by ongoing gains in its fiber broadband and mobile wireless business segments, AT&T reported third-quarter revenues of $30.7 billion.
- here’s our broadband coverage
- see our business services coverage

Ribbon Communications
www.ribboncommunications.com
Ribbon's enterprise segment was impacted by the U.S. government shutdown, causing a 3% YoY sales decline, though other customer segments grew nearly 7%.
- see our coverage

October 28

Corning
www.corning.com
Corning reported its third-quarter optical networking sales grew 33% year-over-year to $1.65 billion, driven by strong adoption of Gen AI products and high-density fiber solutions.
-see our coverage

Frontier
www.frontier.com
Frontier’s dedication to enhancing its fiber network continues to bode well for the telco, raising not only its fiber reach but also its fiber customer base in the third quarter.
- see our broadband coverage

October 29

Shentel
www.shentel.com
The rural independent service provider passed 400,000 homes and businesses in its Greenfield expansion markets during the third quarter.
- see our broadband coverage
- here’s our business services coverage 

Verizon
www.verizon.com
Verizon sees its pending acquisition of Frontier and its out-of-territory fiber expansion plans to provide more customers with its wireless/wireline bundles.
- see our coverage

October 30

Comcast
www.comcast.com
Comcast's Q3 2025 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were $1.12, beating analyst estimates, while revenue fell 2.7% year-over-year to $31.2 billion. 
- see our business services coverage

CommScope
www.commscope.com

October 31

Charter Communications
www.charter.com

November 3

Harmonic
www.harmonic.com


November 4

Adtran
www.adtran.com

Uniti
www.uniti.com

November 5

Wide Open West 
www.wowway.com

November 6

Altice USA
www.alticeusa.com

Cable One
www.cableone.com

November 7

TDS Telecom
www.tdsinc.com

November 13 

Vecima
www.vecima.com

November 19

Dycom
www.dycomind.com

November 25

Clearfield
www.seeclearfield.com

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Sean Buckley

Sean is responsible for establishing and executing the editorial strategy of Lightwave across its website, email newsletters, events, and other information products.

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