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Digital Realty makes big data center deal in Europe

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...

Verizon trademark hints at mobile, landline combination

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...

Kagan: Why U.S. Cellular growth is stalled

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...

ExteNet acquisition, Apple $1B investment … 5 things to know today

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...

XL Axiata, Indosat Ooredoo form joint venture in Indonesia

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 Q1 sales down 9% year-over-year, hints at job cuts

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...

Vodafone mobile money service passes 25 million mark

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...

Deutsche Telekom posts $3.54B in Q1 net profits

DT 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...

Swisscom reports quarterly profits up 3.7% year-over-year

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...

Ooredoo reports revenues down, but net profits way up

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...

Cell Tower News: Tower auditing pilot program begins in Georgia

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...

As Apple sales slip, Tim Cook shares focus for the future

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 ends Q1 with 8,716 4G sites across France

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...

FCC attaches strings to Charter buy of Time Warner Cable

Charter will not impose data caps for seven years following combination with Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks In approving a major merger in the cable space, the Federal Communications Commission took the opportunity to include a consumer-friendly catch designed to ensure cord cutters have...

Chinese billionaire calls Apple ‘outdated’ as gov’t kills iTunes

Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, CEO of LeEco, told CNBC in a recent interview that technology giant Apple is "outdated," amid a government shutdown of Apple's book and movie services. Yeuting also discussed a new self-driving car project, LeSEE, that's meant to rival Tesla. He explained his...

Reliance Jio to launch commercial LTE in the coming months

The telco currently counts 500,000 subscribers in its LTE trial Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm aims to launch commercial LTE services across India in the coming months, parent firm Reliance Industries said in its earnings report. Reliance Jio Infocomm said it has signed up...

Cell Tower News: Crown Castle acquires tower company

Crown Castle acquiring Tower Development Corporation Crown Castle announced the acquisition Tower Development Corporation, an American tower company that owns and operates 336 towers in both the United States and Puerto Rico. TDC was acquired for $461 million in cash. The towers average two tenants...

Ericsson reorganizes, shuffles executive team

New business units and changes in North America Ericsson reported another quarter of disappointing financial results and said that it will reorganize and change parts of its executive leadership team. Hans Vestberg will remain CEO of the company, Jan Frykhammar will continue as CFO, and...

T-Mobile calls out Verizon for having a ‘midlife crisis’

As T-Mobile continues its targeted attacks on rivals, Verizon is the latest in the crosshairs. T-Mobile says Verizon is having a "midlife crisis" and "trying to become a cool kid" with a focus on digital content evidenced by recent acquisitions. From T-Mobile: "Verizon really wants...

Verizon Q1 operating revenues hit $32.2 billion; strike continues

Growth from IoT; 640K postpaid additions, according to Verizon Q1 earnings report Amid an ongoing union strike, the Verizon Q1 2016 earnings report indicates small year-over-year with operating revenues of $32.2 billion, which is a 0.6% increase compared to Q1 2015. In its earnings call, Verizon...

Huawei looks to raise $2 billion with bond issue

Chinese ICT giant Huawei, looking to boost its smartphone market share compared to competitors Apple and Samsung, is reportedly looking to raise $2 billion through a 10-year bond issue. The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," reported the deal could close as...

Sprint hires former Cox exec as West Area president

Jerry Gallegos joins Sprint amid major cost-cutting, network improvement plans As part of ongoing decentralization, Sprint has hired longtime former Cox Communications sales executive Jerry Gallegos as the new president of the West Area based in Phoenix, Arizona. According to the company, Gallegos will be responsible...

Bill Gates: U.S. needs to invest in innovation, R&D

America needs to 'up its game,' Bill Gates writes in op-ed piece In an opinion piece published April 18 by Reuters, Microsoft Co-founder and all around tech luminary Bill Gates called on The U.S. government to increase spending and other initiatives associated with driving research,...

Huawei Announces Indoor Connected Solution (sponsored content)

Opening an era of indoor fully-connected experience Huawei today announced Indoor Connected Solution (ICS), to assist operators in improving both indoor user experience and ROI. Additionally, this solution accelerates indoor digital transformation and helps operators explore new opportunities for increasing revenue by providing value-added...