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New prepaid data packages said to make choices easier for consumers Verizon Wireless updated its prepaid data plans for “connected” devices like mobile hot spots and tablets in a move …

Virgin Mobile to offer free music streaming service Oct. 9 on data plans T-Mobile US is set to be joined in the free streaming music space by Sprint prepaid brand …

The two telcos are expected to complete the merger agreement by year-end Pakistani mobile operators Mobilink and Warid Telecom have agreed to merge their operations to create a mobile service …

Small cells deployment would be key part of potential new mobile network Singapore-based Internet service provider MyRepublic has completed a funding round for a total of SG$23 million ($16.1 million) …

Latest T-Mobile expansion adds 20 countries to international roaming program T-Mobile US said it has added 20 countries to its Simple Global international roaming service, bringing the total to 145 …

The service will be available for 1M subscribers by the end of 2015 Hutchison 3G, the smallest mobile operator in the U.K. and provides services under the Three brand, has …

3G mobile subscriptions grew by 50M during the second quarter of 2015 Global LTE subscriptions reached 740 million connections at the end of the second quarter, surging from 280 million …

Wireless network complexity Wireless networks are becoming more complex. This raises a question: Are we nearing a point where network complexity is moving beyond the capability of humans to manage? …

Top routing and switching vendors include Alcatel-Lucent, Brocade, Cisco, Huawei Growing consumer demand for fixed and mobile broadband services is driving significant growth in the carrier routing and switching market, …

The telco created new business units to launch services Kuwait-based telecom operator Zain ended June with 46.3 million customers in its global operation, which includes networks in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, …

The carrier targeted customers with unlimited data plans, ended practice in June Much was made of Verizon Wireless’ plan (which wasn’t put into practice) to throttle data speeds for 4G …

Sprint targets rivals with rollout of Open World international roaming package Sprint officially announced a new international roaming service that takes aim at recent updates offered by rivals T-Mobile US, …

Sri Lanka is looking to take advantage of Google’s initiative to outfit the world with Internet access. The remote Asian country of about 20 million people has signed a deal with …

Aggressively priced multiline account targets potential switchers, Sprint’s stock rebounds Sprint looks set to redirect some of the pressure currently emanating from its stock price and operational performance toward its …

Sprint prepaid brands offer high-speed data buckets for customers in need of more speed Sprint unveiled extra-cost data buckets for its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brands that …

Highest growth rates recorded in India and Malaysia Norway-based telecom group Telenor reported that its Asian operations accounted for 52.4% of the company’s overall revenue in the second quarter of …

Verizon video play expected by late summer; comfortable with current spectrum, technology options Verizon Communications is set to unveil its oft-discussed “over-the-top” video service in a move expected to jolt …

Aircel stand out winner with MTNL and Reliance bringing up the rear Business newspaper LiveMint conducted a survey of 4,000 Indian cellphone customers to measure customer satisfaction as it relates …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Sprint prepaid brand Boost Mobile service linked exclusively to Sprint LTE network Sprint continues to bolster the capabilities of its prepaid brands, which have been a significant part of the …

While presenting on the topic of “5G” recently, I was asked: “Why are we making everything so complicated?” In that moment, as I surveyed the audience of principally telecom industry …

Brazil was chosen by Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi as the company’s first market outside Asia to hold operations and manufacturing locally, which will be handled by Foxconn. Xiaomi begins its …

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Sprint eliminated video-streaming limitation, though states it will still ‘manage the network’ Connected with its recently launched “All-In” rate plans, Sprint this week also said it is removing its previous …