SK Telecom announces trio of MoUs tapping into LTE network experience
South Korean telecom provider SK Telecom said it has signed memorandum of understandings at this week’s Mobile World Congress event with a trio of partners in a move to expand network advances. Those partners...
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AT&T Mobility gives...
It is shaping up to be a very interesting 2015 in the world of wireless infrastructure. As operators and investors evaluate how to play their cards this year and beyond, there are several key areas that need to be factored in to business management, expansion and...
Next week is the GSMA's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, the mobile Internet and cellular telephone industry's largest global conference. The MWC 2015 show is expected to feature conference sessions, keynote speeches, over 1,900 exhibits, co-events, side events, evening parties and much more....
Flooded with access to new spectrum assets, Dish Network has yet again thrust itself into the middle of the mobile telecom space even though it continues to sit out actually competing in the market.
Speaking with investors in a conference call connected with the release...
Over 50% of the world’s LTE subscribers today are in the U.S. With its aggressive 4G deployments aided by the thriving application ecosystem, the U.S. was able to wrestle back the leadership mantle of the mobile world.
While consumers are enjoying their mobile broadband devices and services,...
Verizon spectrum auction results conference call: Densify, baby, densify
Verizon Communications’ Tony Melone, EVP network, and CFO Fran Shammo held a short, but extremely informative, conference call helping the analyst and investor community think about the results of Auction 97 (full information and details here).
One of...
Story updated clarifying that Sprint is going with a single offer initially priced at $1 billon, but increased to $1.5 billion following strong demand.
Sprint is looking to generate $1.5 billion through a public offerings of notes in an attempt to further fund operations.
The carrier...
T-Mobile US finding increased balance between growth, profits
T-Mobile US provided greater insight into its robust fourth-quarter performance, showing improved financial results that in most cases exceeded expectations.
The carrier, which announced preliminary results last month, reported $8.154 billion in total revenue for the quarter, well...
AT&T Mobility GoPhone plans gain more data, Mexico calling
AT&T Mobility continues to tweak its prepaid portfolio, announcing updates to its GoPhone brand in an attempt to make it more competitive in the market.
The carrier said it plans to increase the included unthrottled data allotment...
Verizon Communications said that while it is content with its current spectrum position following the completion of the Federal Communications Commission’s recent Auction 97 proceedings, it remains open to spectrum acquisitions on the secondary markets or leasing deals with spectrum holders.
Speaking during a conference...
Some of the recent competitive promotions from wireless service providers are concerning for the industry as a whole. Telecoms can learn from the overall value destruction experienced in other industries, such as airlines, where lower price pressure and higher costs through customer incentives left...
Nokia using small cells to increase capacity in dense areas
Network infrastructure giant Nokia Networks has partnered with carrier Bharti Airtel to expand FDD-LTE 4G mobile broadband in six new markets in India.
The 4G deployment will operate on the 1,800 MHz band. In dense areas,...
One-time charge linked to value of Sprint brand
Sprint earlier this year trumpeted strong customer growth during the final three months of 2014, which included nearly 1 million direct customer net additions that was nearly double what it managed the previous year. However, we have...
Much has been written in the last week or so about Google's “rumored” upcoming mobile virtual network operator play, including the reasons it will not be successful and the challenges Google will face challenging the incumbent mobile operators. As we read each developing story,...
Regional telecom operator Ntelos expanded the reach of its LTE network to more than 81,000 potential wireless customers in portions of Roanoke, Va., and Charleston, W.Va. The expansion included enabling LTE services on 26 cell sites.
The service expansion is part of Ntelos’ recently announced...
Verizon Communications reported earnings last week. Without going through every detail of their 1.99 million wireless retail postpaid net additions – 1.4 million of which were tablets – let’s focus on two of the most important figures: postpaid churn and broadband (FiOS + DSL)...
In 2015, voice over LTE will shake up the marketplace in a variety of ways. For example, some mobile operators will use VoLTE-powered unified communication to compete with over-the-top UC providers, particularly in the enterprise market, where customers will value – and pay for...
Network virtualization in the data center and the wide-area network became a mainstream trend in 2014. Discussions around how the network would adapt to support the highly virtualized compute and storage infrastructure in data centers has given rise to network solution vendors – old...
Unlimited LTE plan tied to T-Mobile US’ LTE network
T-Mobile US announced a new promotion for its MetroPCS prepaid brand that looks to ramp up its efforts in nudging legacy MetroPCS customers to give up their CDMA devices and hop aboard the carrier’s GSM/LTE network.
Through...
Sprint’s Virgin Mobile USA brand recently launched new data plans exclusive to big-box retailer Wal-Mart that include both single- and multi-line plans with shared data.
The single-line plans include unlimited text messaging, 300 domestic calling minutes and 2.5 gigabytes of unthrottled data for $35 per...
Wi-Fi/LTE integration, security, cloud set to impact mobility in 2015
Subscribers are using 4G LTE networks and consuming wireless data 14-times more than on non-4G networks, according to a recent Cisco Systems study. Today, a multitude of applications and devices are available to consume the...
The mobile industry is constantly evolving. Each new year brings new trends and developments in services, functionality and market dynamics. 2015 will be no different in this regard. One of the developments that will be trending in 2015 is the increasingly important role of...
$2.5B deal bolsters AT&T’s North America plans
AT&T said it has closed on its $2.5 billion acquisition of Mexico wireless operator Iusacell, just over two months after announcing the deal.
AT&T purchased the carrier from Grupo Salinas, which last week closed on its acquisition from Televisa...
