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T-Mobile Advanced Messaging service taps IP, counters OTT moves T-Mobile US unveiled a new messaging platform that takes advantage of rich communication services to provide users with enhanced features similar …

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 …

Wireless unlimited: Can it survive? How? One of the great debates over the past several months has been the sustainability of unlimited data. While both Sprint and T-Mobile US offer …

Verizon Wireless slashes roaming rates in Canada, Mexico, though falls short of T-Mobile US promo Verizon Wireless updated its international roaming options on the heels of major revamps from rivals. …

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 …

China Mobile claims 220 Mbps peak data transmission rates achieved during demo SHANGHAI – China Mobile said it has carried out a demonstration inter-band LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation using spectrum in …

Huawei unveiled 5G prototype during the MWC Shanghai 2015 event SHANGHAI – Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei estimates that each country will need to allocate between 300 megahertz and 500 …

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 …

U.S. Cellular guarantees a better plan than Verizon Wireless or AT&T Mobility or it pays $50 Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular is targeting rivals AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless with …

MetroPCS coverage expansion taps T-Mobile US’ recent North America promotion T-Mobile US is transferring some of its cross-border promotion to prepaid brand MetroPCS as it continues to battle against spirited …

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 …

Sprint claims MaaS platform streamlines mobile management Sprint furthered its attempt to lure enterprises with the launch of its “Mobility-as-a-Service” offer that it claims streamlines the management of multiline accounts …

T-Mobile US plans keeping pressure on rivals Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and Sprint Update: T-Mobile US have announced their new promotional plans. Click here for details. T-Mobile US is not …

Telecom regulator ARCEP expects to award the spectrum by year end France formally launched plans toward auctioning 700 MHz spectrum band licenses, according to local press. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron …

T-Mobile US announces no-cost North America roaming plan; counters AT&T’s Mexico venture T-Mobile US continues to update its “Un-carrier” promotions, with the latest move expanding services across North America. T-Mobile …

New Helio offers ‘unlimited’ service, but stuck with 2G speeds Perhaps showing that at least names never go out of style, the Helio brand is re-entering the domestic mobile virtual …

New report from Juniper Research predicts 55% increase in adult video consumption by 2020 Adult video content is set to explode across the mobile space, with a new report suggesting …

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 …

Softbank deploys Procera platform in move to enhance LTE services Procera Networks scored a significant carrier deal, announcing Japan’s Softbank had deployed its PacketLogic platform in order to enhance LTE …

1-year deals valued at $1.3B; include NFV, SDN and cloud support Alcatel-Lucent signed a pair of contracts with China’s largest mobile operators to support the rollout of network functions virtualization, …

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 …

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 …

Unlimited data rate plans have been officially off the market for some time, but the reality is that the biggest mobile operators still offer them to customers who insist. We have …

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto last Thursday and announced that the company would be investing approximately $3 billion to bring the new AT&T network …