'T-Mobile Tuesdays' app couldn't keep up with demand; CEO told customers, 'we're making good'
At its "Un-carrier 11" marketing event Monday, T-Mobile US offered customers free weekly perks, and even a share of company stock among other benefits. But, heavy demand impacted the app's functionality...
According to technology market research firm Counterpoint Research, T-Mobile US for the first time passed Verizon Wireless as the leading sales channel for smartphones in the first quarter of 2016. The researchers found T-Mobile US captured 22.9% of the domestic smartphone market while Verizon...
Connected health and fitness portfolio bolsters Nokia's IoT business
A little more than a month after announcing the pending purchase of Withings, Nokia today announced closing on the $190 million deal.
The result is Nokia's new Digital Health business unit, which "combines the talented employees from Withings...
With partner M1, Apple Pay is available through five banks in the Asian country
Singapore mobile operator M1 launched digital wallet service Apple Pay for its mobile customers in the country, following on the heels of rival StarHub, which launched the service last month.Â
The operator...
The US market set to represent more than 52% of overall revenue
Worldwide revenue for big data and business analytics is set to grow from nearly $122 billion in 2015, to more than $187 billion in 2019, an increase of more than 50% over the...
According to IDC analyst Linn Huang, Google Chromebooks, the tech giants low-cost laptop offering, outsold Apple's popular Mac laptops for the first time in the U.S. last quarter.
Huang pointed out the milestone in an interview with The Verge. "Chrome OS overtook Mac OS in...
Sprint in January got rid of two-year contracts. Then, in February, Sprint brought two-year deals back. Now, according to a leaked document obtained and published by Android Central, the carrier is again going to get rid of the two-year deal.
The internal document sets May...
Squan acquires Strong Tower Communications assets
Squan, a New Jersey-based telecom infrastructure company, this week acquired the cell tower assets of Strong Tower Communications.
"Squan has had a long-standing relationship with Strong," said Squan CEO Leighton Carroll. "We respect both their leadership and their team's ability to...
Seven months into a global partnership, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said the networking company's partnership with Ericsson is off to a slower than expected start.
The going line from both companies has been that combined sales teams have more than 200 "customer engagements." Robbins built...
Facing numerous regulatory challenges before finalization, Charter Communications finalized its $60 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable to become the second biggest cable operator in the United States. Comcast remains No. 1.
In April, the Federal Communications Commission took the opportunity to include a consumer-friendly...
U.K.-based Vodafone Group recorded revenues of $59.8 million
Vodafone Group recorded 41 billion pounds ($59.8 billion) in revenues for its fiscal year ended March 31, a decline of 3% compared to the previous fiscal year. Group service revenue was 37.1 billion pounds for the year,...
U.S. firm aims to complete the data center transactions in 2016
U.S.-based Digital Reality, which provides data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, entered into a definitive agreement with Equinix to acquire a portfolio of eight carrier-neutral data centers across Europe. Five of the data center...
A Verizon Communications trademark filed May 9 could hint at a potential move from the carrier to integrate fixed and mobile voice services under the brand name One Talk.
Here's the language used in the trademark application: "Telecommunications services, namely, providing telephone services; and providing...
Why has U.S. Cellular not participated in the rapid growth mode of the wireless industry over the last decade? AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless have led this parade for years. Then after several years, T-Mobile US started to grow as well. Now Sprint is...
1. ExteNet Systems is buying indoor infrastructure specialist Telecommunication Properties for an undisclosed amount. Telecommunication Properties focuses on fiber-fed distributed antenna systems and small cells for stadiums and class A office buildings. The company operates the DAS in several high-profile venues, including AT&T Stadium...
The new firm will provide consultancy services for future collaboration between the two telcos
Indonesian telecom operator XL Axiata announced it will enter a joint venture with compatriot operator Indosat Ooredoo to provide consultancy services in future network collaboration between the two firms. The JV...
Nokia said lower mobile network sales hit business, but highlighted the positive integration with Alcatel-Lucent
Nokia recorded 5.6 billion euros ($6.38 billion) in net sales for the first quarter of 2016, down from 6.1 billion euros in the same quarter last year. In the first quarter, Nokia’s...
Despite growth, Vodafone plans to shut down the M-Pesa service in South Africa on June 30
Vodafone Group said it recently passed 25 million active customers for its M-Pesa mobile money service M-Pesa, having hit 25.3 million users at the end of March. The carrier...
DTÂ ended March with 40.6 million mobile customers in Germany
Deutsche Telekom posted a net profit of 3.1 billion euros ($3.54 billion) in the first quarter of 2016, up from 787 million euros in the same period last year. DT said the increase was mainly driven...
The telco reached 6.61 million mobile subscribers in March
Swiss mobile operator Swisscom recorded 2.88 billion francs (about $3 billion) in revenues for the first quarter of 2016, down slightly compared to 2.89 billion francs in the same quarter last year. The telco’s Q1 net profit...
Qatar-based Ooredoo reached 118 million global subscribers
Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo posted QAR 7.88 billion ($2.16 billion) in revenues during the first quarter of 2016, down 2% from QAR 8.04 billion in the same quarter a year ago. The group’s net profits for the period totaled...
Auditing doubles $33 million in tower tax revenue
With tax season still close in the rearview mirror, it's natural to think most taxable items get audited the way citizens' taxes do. However, such is not always the case for cell towers. A new pilot program...
Apple is a victim of its own success
Apple reported its first revenue decline in 13 years, noting the upgrade cycle for the iPhone 6s has not been as robust as the upgrade cycle for the blockbuster iPhone 6 a year earlier. The 6s was...
Orange reaches 8.7 million 4G subs in its home market
French mobile operator Orange said it reached 8.7 million LTE subscribers in its domestic market at the end of the first quarter of 2016, up 95% year-over-year. The carrier's overall mobile connection base in France totaled 28.42...
