The second quarter of the 2025 earnings reporting season has begun, and Lightwave is tracking how key players in the optical networking industry segment, which includes optical vendors and business service providers, performed.
Please check here for updates on service providers, vendors and integrators in this segment.
You can also check out how Lightwave tracks the second-quarter 2025 results of the major players in the broadband industry.
Also, check out our Q4 2023, Q1 2024, Q2 2024, Q3 2024, Q4 2024 and Q1 2025 optical earnings coverage.
July 10
Ekinops
www.ekinops.com
Following a 16% decline in the first quarter, Ekinops’ sales of optical transport equipment rebounded sharply by 42% in the second quarter. Over H1 2025, Ekinops’ revenue came to $67.3 million, which was nearly identical to H1 2024.
- here’s our coverage
July 21
Verizon
www.verizon.com
Verizon’s second quarter consolidated revenue reached $34.5 billion, up 5.2% year-over-year. The company stated that this result was driven by solid wireless service revenue and a more than 25% increase in wireless equipment sales.
- here’s our coverage
July 23
AT&T
www.att.com
AT&T’s total second-quarter revenue was $30.8 billion, up 3.5% from $29.8 billion in the year-ago quarter. This company attributed the revenue increase to higher Mobility and Consumer Wireline revenues, partially offset by declines in Business Wireline and Mexico, which were also impacted by unfavorable foreign exchange effects.
- here’s our coverage
Ribbon Communications
www.ribboncommunications.com
Ribbon’s overall second-quarter revenue rose 15% year over year to $221 million, exceeding guidance.
- here's our coverage
July 29
Corning
www.corning.com
July 31
Frontier
www.frontier.com
August 4
Adtran
www.adtran.com
August 5
Lumen
www.lumen.com
August 7
Cogent Communications
www.cogentco.com
August 12
Lumentum
www.lumentum.com
TBA
Ciena
www.ciena.com
Cisco
www.cisco.com
Dycom
www.dycomind.com
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