Which companies discussed AI CapEx in Communication Services in earnings calls?

316 companies mentioned ai capex across 654 earnings calls in Communication Services over the past year, spanning 1 sectors. The most active were Lumen Technologies, Inc. (13 calls), Verizon Communications Inc. (11 calls), T-Mobile US, Inc. (11 calls). The table below ranks every company by how often the theme came up, with direct links to each transcript.

Mentions over time

Data table
QuarterCalls mentioning AI CapEx
2024Q352
2024Q4118
2025Q1132
2025Q299
2025Q3158
2025Q4139
2026Q1170
2026Q2169
2026Q3108

Companies ranked by mentions

Company Ticker Sector Calls Last mention
Lumen Technologies, Inc. LUMN Communication Services 13 Aug 4, 2026
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ Communication Services 11 Jul 24, 2026
T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS Communication Services 11 Jul 23, 2026
BCE Inc. BCE Communication Services 9 Aug 6, 2026
Uniti Group Inc. UNIT Communication Services 7 Jul 30, 2026
Charter Communications, Inc. CHTR Communication Services 7 Jul 24, 2026
Roku, Inc. ROKU Communication Services 7 Jun 2, 2026
Meta Platforms, Inc. META Communication Services 6 Jul 29, 2026
Liberty Global Ltd. LBTYA Communication Services 6 Jul 24, 2026
Alphabet Inc. GOOGL Communication Services 6 Jul 22, 2026
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CCOI Communication Services 5 Aug 6, 2026
Deutsche Telekom AG DTE Communication Services 5 Aug 6, 2026
The Walt Disney Company DIS Communication Services 5 Aug 5, 2026
SoftBank Corp. 9434 Communication Services 5 Aug 4, 2026
Reddit, Inc. RDDT Communication Services 5 Jul 30, 2026
Orange S.A. ORA Communication Services 5 Jul 28, 2026
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company VOD Communication Services 5 Jul 27, 2026
Globe Telecom, Inc. GLO Communication Services 4 Aug 10, 2026
NIQ Global Intelligence plc NIQ Communication Services 4 Aug 10, 2026
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. GETY Communication Services 4 Aug 10, 2026
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ASTS Communication Services 4 Aug 10, 2026
Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD Communication Services 4 Aug 7, 2026
Angi Inc. ANGI Communication Services 4 Aug 5, 2026
Criteo S.A. CRTO Communication Services 4 Aug 5, 2026
Magnite, Inc. MGNI Communication Services 4 Aug 5, 2026
Telkom SA SOC Ltd TKG Communication Services 4 Aug 3, 2026
TELUS Corporation T Communication Services 4 Jul 31, 2026
VEON Ltd. VEON Communication Services 4 Jul 31, 2026
Universal Music Group N.V. UMG Communication Services 4 Jul 30, 2026
Banijay Group N.V. BNJ Communication Services 4 Jul 29, 2026
Publicis Groupe S.A. PUB Communication Services 4 Jul 16, 2026
Telenor ASA TEL Communication Services 4 Jul 16, 2026
Grameenphone Ltd. GP Communication Services 4 Jul 15, 2026
Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. ORDS Communication Services 4 May 25, 2026
Oman Telecommunications Company SAOG OTEL Communication Services 4 May 20, 2026
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited ADVANC Communication Services 3 Aug 11, 2026
KDDI Corporation 9433 Communication Services 3 Aug 7, 2026
True Corporation Public Company Limited TRUE Communication Services 3 Aug 6, 2026
Cable One, Inc. CABO Communication Services 3 Aug 6, 2026
PubMatic, Inc. PUBM Communication Services 3 Aug 6, 2026
United Internet AG UTDI Communication Services 3 Aug 6, 2026
Quebecor Inc. QBRA Communication Services 3 Aug 6, 2026
Swisscom AG SCMN Communication Services 3 Aug 6, 2026
Kakao Corp. A035720 Communication Services 3 Aug 6, 2026
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. 4904 Communication Services 3 Aug 6, 2026
S4 Capital plc SFOR Communication Services 3 Aug 5, 2026
News Corporation NWSA Communication Services 3 Aug 5, 2026
REA Group Limited REA Communication Services 3 Aug 5, 2026
Bharti Airtel Limited 532454 Communication Services 3 Aug 5, 2026
Proximus PLC PROX Communication Services 3 Jul 31, 2026

Representative quotes

…through ECB and Indian Private Bank. We have already placed orders worth INR 9,000 crores CapEx till now, which also includes the CapEx undertaken in quarter 1 FY '27 of INR 1,930 crores. The supplies and execution is these orders have already come in and will…
Vodafone Idea Limited (IDEA), August 11, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…like that. In the past several years, large companies use technologies as CapEx, 5, 7 years ago, they were in CapEx model. And in the cloud and AI age, this will change automatically. It will take some time, but it is necessary for large companies to move…
Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (ADVANC), August 11, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…leading publisher in WA. We offer trusted live and local sport, news and entertainment, content that resists fragmentation and AI substitution. We also carry strong social trust with initiatives such as the Channel 7 Telethon in Perth and the Good Friday appeal for the Royal Children's Hospital…
Southern Cross Media Group Limited (SXL), August 10, 2026. Read the full transcript →
…expanding our total addressable market or TAM for additional applications, including U.S. government secure communications and noncommunications, radar, emergency response, Internet of Things, AI edge compute and other advanced connectivity applications. Revenue in Q2 came in consistent with our internal plans. As I've previously noted, we expect…
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS), August 10, 2026. Read the full transcript →

Frequently asked questions

What is AI CapEx and why are companies discussing it?

Capital-expenditure commitments tied specifically to AI infrastructure — hyperscaler spend, factory modernization, vertical platforms.

Which company mentioned ai capex most in Communication Services in the past year?

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) led with 13 calls referencing ai capex, most recently on August 4, 2026.

How can I track ai capex mentions across earnings calls via API?

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Last updated: August 12, 2026. Methodology: full-text search across all earnings call transcripts in our corpus over the past 12 months, matching the canonical term and its aliases (AI CapEx, ai capex, AI capital expenditure, ai investment). Mentions are per call, not per occurrence within a call; the company-rank table is built by counting distinct calls mentioning the theme. Page refreshes every hour at the edge as new calls land in our archive.