Company CFO notes Sprint small cell plans significantly cheaper per site than traditional sites, though will need hundreds of thousands of sites for ‘5G-ready’ network
Sprint is banking on a delicate balance of cost savings tied to small cell deployments as it looks to bolster...
T-Mobile 700 MHz coverage set to now include Chicago as it picks up A-Block license from AT&T’s Leap subsidiary, pushes total 700 MHz coverage to 269M pops
T-Mobile US continued the expansion of its 700 megahertz spectrum portfolio, announcing a deal to acquire a 12-megahertz A-Block...
In its immediate attempts to right its financial ship, is Sprint hampering its competitive position going forward against rivals Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile?
Time for the third – and last – article on the immediate outlook for Sprint. And in the words of Billy Joel,...
The recent plan from Sprint to cut capital expenses has many industry observers wondering if the carrier can remain competitive in the market
Sprint provided guidance of $3 billion in capital expenditures for financial year 2016, in its recent earnings call. Of that total, we...
IHS analyst Stéphane Téral argues industry should focus true 4G efforts on human connections, reserve 5G advances for connecting IoT
LAS VEGAS – The rush by many to bring next-generation wireless network technology is causing quite the commotion across the telecom space, with “5G” becoming...
AT&T is set to allow customers to add unlimited cellular data to their connected cars as part of a deeper integration push
AT&T is looking to maintain momentum in the connected car space tied to its unlimited cellular plan available to select customers.
The carrier said...
IHS analyst Stéphane Téral argues industry should focus true 4G efforts on human connections, reserve 5G advances for connecting IoT
LAS VEGAS – The rush by many to bring next-generation wireless network technology is causing quite the commotion across the telecom space, with “5G” becoming...
More than half of Bouygues Telecom phone connections running on LTE network at end of Q1
French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom said it added 240,000 new mobile connections in the first quarter of 2016, reaching 12.1 million total connections on its network at the end...
Sprint offering free year of Amazon Prime service on 40 GB data plans, continuing previous promotional activity with online retail giant
Sprint continues to dangle Amazon.com’s Prime membership in front of consumers, announcing a new combination tied to the carrier’s 40-gigabyte data plan.
Sprint said beginning...
MVNO Republic Wireless said it plans to add 7 GSM-based smartphones in July, to go along with plans for a GSM-based cellular partner
Wi-Fi-first mobile virtual network operator Republic Wireless continues to bolster its service offering, announcing plans to add new smartphones to its device...
Iain Gillott parses out Sprint network plans in light of recent comments, noting what’s there today will likely be the same in a year
Market research analysts love change and confusion. And so in the mobile world of 2016, Sprint is like a gift straight...
T-Mobile brings back focus on its 6 GB family plans as it looks to continue applying postpaid pressure on rivals Verizon, AT&T and Sprint
T-Mobile US continues to play musical rate plans, announcing the impending relaunch of a family plan offer providing six gigabytes of...
Shentel promises LTE expansion for Ntelos markets and access to Sprint nationwide LTE network for roaming
Nearly nine months after announcing the deal, Sprint network affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications completed its acquisition of fellow affiliate Ntelos in a move bolstering Shentel’s mobile operations across portions of...
4G backhaul deal worth $29 million
Avanti Communications, a provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, won a contract to supply U.K. mobile operator EE with satellite capacity for "4G" backhaul. Under the terms of the agreement, Avanti will...
A new report from Apteligent had T-Mobile posting the lowest network latency among nationwide carriers, while Sprint CDMA reliance slowed Boost performance
T-Mobile US’ network performance received accolades from an applications analytics firm, which found the carrier posted the lowest latency in terms of application...
BT 4G, fiber expansion comes as telco records $1.65 billion net profit in fiscal Q4
Including its Openreach broadband unit and EE mobile business, BT said its "4G" and fiber expansion plans will cost a projected 6 billion pounds ($8.7 billion) over the next three...
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...
Mobile Experts sees the move to 5G as a change in business models, not just a move for higher speeds
Each generation of technology adds something new to the picture: 1G gave us a phone in the car; 2G put the phone in your pocket;...
Verizon XLTE program includes spectrum in the 1.7/2.1 GHz bands designed to increase capacity of its LTE service, with coverage now in 466 markets
Verizon Wireless said it added spectrum support to 13 markets during the first quarter of the year as part of its...
Telefónica said it ended the quarter with 35.6 million LTE customers
Telefónica reported 10.78 billion euro ($12.32 billion) in revenues for the first quarter of 2016, down compared to the 11.54 billion euro reported in the year-ago period. The telco’s net profit for Q1 reached...
ZTE said it invested 14% of revenues in research and development during the quarter, while China Telecom posted strong LTE growth
ZTE posted CNY 21.86 billion ($3.37 billion) in operating revenues during the first quarter of 2016, climbing 4.1% year-over-year.
Net profit for the quarter...
AT&T mixed results showed own customers love unlimited data, 2G network turn down remains on track for year-end and software improving financials
Story updated to correct AT&T CTO as John Stephens
AT&T this week reported mixed first quarter results, somewhat muddled by its current state of...
Sequans claims LTE Cat-1 products are first to be certified for VoLTE support, look to bolster Verizon IoT strategy
Verizon Wireless continues to find value in its chipset partnership with Sequans Communications, with the carrier recently certifying the chipmaker’s Calliope LTE Cat-1 product to support...
SK Telecom posted Q1 growth highlighting continued growth among LTE and smartphone users, with planned focus on IoT expansion
SK Telecom said it added 295,000 mobile customers during the first quarter, pushing its total customer base to 28.92 million subscribers. LTE customers numbered 19.52 million...
