Which companies discussed AI CapEx in Communication Services in earnings calls?
248 companies mentioned ai capex across 659 earnings calls in Communication Services over the past year, spanning 1 sectors. The most active were Verizon Communications Inc. (11 calls), Lumen Technologies, Inc. (11 calls), T-Mobile US, Inc. (10 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
| Quarter | Calls mentioning AI CapEx |
|---|---|
| 2024Q4 | 90 |
| 2025Q1 | 140 |
| 2025Q2 | 100 |
| 2025Q3 | 158 |
| 2025Q4 | 139 |
| 2026Q1 | 170 |
| 2026Q2 | 169 |
| 2026Q3 | 169 |
| 2026Q4 | 38 |
Companies ranked by mentions
| Company | Ticker | Sector | Calls | Last mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc. | VZ | Communication Services | 11 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Lumen Technologies, Inc. | LUMN | Communication Services | 11 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | TMUS | Communication Services | 10 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Telenor ASA | TEL | Communication Services | 8 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. | CHTR | Communication Services | 8 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| BCE Inc. | BCE | Communication Services | 8 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Ooredoo Q.P.S.C. | ORDS | Communication Services | 7 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Deutsche Telekom AG | DTE | Communication Services | 7 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | Communication Services | 6 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Koninklijke KPN N.V. | KPN | Communication Services | 6 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Vodafone Group Public Limited Company | VOD | Communication Services | 6 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Uniti Group Inc. | UNIT | Communication Services | 6 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Liberty Global Ltd. | LBTYA | Communication Services | 6 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Cogeco Inc. | CGO | Communication Services | 5 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Alma Media Oyj | ALMA | Communication Services | 5 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| S4 Capital plc | SFOR | Communication Services | 5 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Orange S.A. | ORA | Communication Services | 5 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | Communication Services | 5 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| TELUS Corporation | T | Communication Services | 5 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Publicis Groupe S.A. | PUB | Communication Services | 5 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | CCOI | Communication Services | 5 | Sep 9, 2026 |
| Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited | ADVANC | Communication Services | 5 | Aug 11, 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 |
| Banijay Group N.V. | BNJ | Communication Services | 5 | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Roku, Inc. | ROKU | Communication Services | 5 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Roblox Corporation | RBLX | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | SIRI | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Indus Towers Limited | INDUSTOWER | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Sify Technologies Limited | SIFY | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Shenandoah Telecommunications Company | SHEN | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Orange Polska S.A. | OPL | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Axtel, S.A.B. de C.V. | AXTELCPO | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| REA Group Limited | REA | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. | AMXB | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Elisa Oyj | ELISA | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Tele2 AB (publ) | TEL2B | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Tata Communications Limited | TATACOMM | Communication Services | 4 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Embracer Group AB (publ) | EMBRACB | Communication Services | 4 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd | BEZQ | Communication Services | 4 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Magnite, Inc. | MGNI | Communication Services | 4 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Verve Group SE | VRV | Communication Services | 4 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited | NEC | Communication Services | 4 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| MTN Group Limited | MTN | Communication Services | 4 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Sunrise Communications AG | SUNN | Communication Services | 4 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Kuaishou Technology | 1024 | Communication Services | 4 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Baidu, Inc. | BIDU | Communication Services | 4 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. | 3045 | Communication Services | 4 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| freenet AG | FNTN | Communication Services | 4 | Aug 13, 2026 |
Representative quotes
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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?
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) led with 11 calls referencing ai capex, most recently on October 26, 2026.
How can I track ai capex mentions across earnings calls via API?
The EarningsCalls.dev REST API exposes the same data behind this page. Use the search_transcripts and count_mentions_by_ticker endpoints to query our archive of 33,000+ earnings call transcripts — keyword search, sector / date filters, per-company mention counts, and the underlying full transcripts. See the API docs →
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Last updated: October 30, 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.