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T-Mobile reports largest growth in four years
T-Mobile on Thursday posted its second-quarter earnings results, including 1.1 million new customers in the second quarter of 2013. The iPhone accounted for nearly a third of sales.…
Read MoreWith MetroPCS, T-Mobile could help Apple reach 9 million new potential iPhone buyers
It may not be the iPhone 5 they buy -- the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S may prove more attractive -- but that's OK.…
Read MoreAnalyst: Verizon’s network neutrality challenge may have to wait until fall
We're going to have to wait a little longer before we know if the network neutrality rules the FCC implemented in 2010 are hear to stay. The courts aren't likely to hear the case until fall.…
Read MoreT-Mobile-MetroPCS merger: Now all that’s left is shareholder approval
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has become the latest and final regulator to give the nod to the merger, although the resistance of some shareholders may still stand in the way.…
Read MorePatent troll sues Apple, Google and everyone else, but BT denies involvement
A U.S. non-practising entity is using an old BT patent to attack Apple, Google, Motorola, HTC, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and others. However, BT denies any connection with the suit, saying it sold away all rights around the broad patent.…
Read MoreIt’s quickly official: T-Mobile and MetroPCS agree to merge
A deal between T-Mobile and MetroPCS combines 42.5 million customers, which keeps T-Mobile behind Sprint in terms of subscribers, but it creates two opportunities: A wider, faster rollout of LTE services with more spectrum and a chance for Deutsche Telekom to eventually leave the U.S.…
Read MoreT-Mobile grows but its lack of iPhone is still a problem
T-Mobile is still struggling after its planned acquisition by AT&T fell through. In the first full quarter after the proposed merger was scuttled, the nation's fourth largest carrier managed to gain only 187,000 customers; most from lower revenue businesses, such as prepaid and M2M.…
Read MoreSprint, MetroPCS were “hours away” from now-dead $8B deal
MetroSprint? MetroPCS came within "hours" of joining forces with Sprint, according to a report, before the deal was killed by Sprint's board. The $8 billion deal would have seen further consolidation in the wireless industry, but would have been tough sledding.…
Read MoreWhy LTE sucks (your battery, that is)
LTE phones are the fastest things on the airwaves, but they can also suck a battery dry in a few hours. Here are five reasons why your new Samsung Galaxy Nexus or HTC Vivid is going dead right after lunch time.…
Read MoreAT&T & Dish fight over spectrum, but will either build a network?
Report after report points to AT&T marrying Dish Network after Ma Bell’s forced break up with T-Mobile, but given the companies’ increasing belligerence, you wouldn’t think that was the case. What we’re witnessing here is some very cynical pre-nuptial gamesmanship.…
Read MoreQualcomm, Ericsson just brought mobile calls into the IP age
Qualcomm and Ericsson have successfully passed a voice call from an LTE network to a 3G one, paving the way for mobile carriers to begin migrating their voice traffic onto all-IP 4G networks. Once that happens, operators can start shutting down their 2G and 3G networks.…
Read MoreT-Mobile: Apple’s next chipset will support AWS
Apple isn't one to talk about its future plans, but that doesn't always stop partners or potential partners from sometimes spilling the beans. Case in point: T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray told Cnet in an interview Tuesday that Apple's "next chipset will support AWS."…
Read MoreBroadcasters try, try again with mobile TV
Broadcasters have been looking for a carrier guinea pig to test out their mobile digital TV service, and on Wednesday they found one. MetroPCS has agreed to sell an Samsung Android phone embedded with a chip that will pluck digital TV signals directly from the airwaves.…
Read MoreVerizon’s spectrum deal with cable is the end of broadband competition
The spectrum deal that Verizon signed to buy the unused airwaves from the nation's top cable providers signals the moment that the consumer benefits of the convergence of voice, video and data hit the wall. It's a deal that's great for Verizon and bad for consumers.…
Read MoreWho wins and who loses if AT&T-Mo fails?
AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile seems all but dead. If the deal falls through mobile operators stand to gain or lose depending on which of side of the battle lines the stand. The biggest losers, however, aren't necessarily AT&T and T-Mobile.…
Read MoreLeap, MetroPCS See Different Results From Chasing Smartphone Opportunities
Tough times continue for wireless carriers at the lower end of the spectrum as they struggle to move into the smartphone era. Things got a l……
Read MoreWeak MetroPCS Earnings Not Helping AT&T’s ‘Competitive Market’ Argument
Evidence of a competitive wireless market in the U.S. continued to elude AT&T (NYSE: T) with the release of the latest numbers from MetroPCS……
Read MoreIs there a market for prepaid tablets?
The tablet market is booming as a host of new gadgets come to market, but 3G-enabled devices are gathering dust due to pricey data plans and requirements for two-year contracts. So prepaid data services could help carriers grab a slice of the pie.…
Read MoreQ1 Wireless Scorecard: What Verizon iPhone Effect?
The iPhone's debut on Verizon Wireless in January was one of the most anticipated moments for many consumers and wireless lovers. But it turns out the launch wasn't bad news for most rival carriers. Take a look at how they fared in Q1.…
Read MoreFighting AT&T-Mo Is Fighting the Wrong War
The AT&T and T-Mo merger will be decided by a DoJ and an FCC playing by the old rules that don’t take into account the future needs of the mobile industry, nor how the relationship between the players in that industry have changed. That's a problem.…
Read MoreWireless Consolidation: How Did We Get Here?
MetroPCS recently met with the FCC about wireless competition, presumably in response to AT&T’s proposal to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. Industry groups, average consumers and Sprint have come out against the proposed merger, and MetroPCS also offered up this slide showing industry consolidation.…
Read MoreLeap Won’t Exactly Leap to LTE
Leap Wireless, the company behind the prepaid Cricket prepaid service, will transition to a 4G Long Term Evolution Network in the second half of this year, but is dubious about the technology being ready for customers. Leap's CEO thinks devices will achieve "critical pricing" in 2012.…
Read MoreMetroPCS LTE Plans to Charge More for VoIP & Streaming
MetroPCS's discounted 4G LTE mobile broadband plans, announced yesterday, weren't just the beginning of a possible price war. It represented a long-talked about tactic of ISPs charging for content at different rates and potentially favoring their own services while charging more for access to rivals.…
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