Fiber gets the spotlight in earnings from Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T

Fiber is grabbing its share of the spotlight at the three Tier 1 wireless providers. During their Q1 2026 earnings calls, all three carriers spent a significant amount of time talking about fiber and convergence. They also talked about big broadband acquisitions. Verizon closed its acquisition of Frontier Communications; AT&T closed its purchase of Lumen’s mass market broadband assets; and T-Mobile announced two new joint ventures to expand its fiber footprint.