Months after having its acquisition attempt by AT&T quashed by regulators, T-Mobile USA laid out its plans for remaining a strong No. 4 challenger in the market, including $4 billion in network investments leading to the launch of LTE services next year.
The carrier, which...
Service providers that prioritize opportunities, place their teams properly, participate knowledgeably in the supply chain, form partnerships effectively and establish credible personae are bound for success in the machine-to-machine services market.
The LTE spectrum auctions are changing competitive dynamics in mobile markets. Leading mobile operators are paying billions to achieve long-term spectrum dominance, while challengers are hoping to use acquired spectrum to deploy smart network solutions and boost their competitiveness. In this article, we assess who may be the winners and the losers of the spectrum poker.
As we turn the page into 2012, we believe it is an opportune time to offer our own version of a Top 10 list to take a page out of Mr. Letterman’s playbook.
AT&T Mobility has expanded its LTE network to 11 new markets, pushing the network to 26 total markets covering 74 million potential customers. The newly launched markets include: New York; Austin, Texas; Chapel Hill and Raleigh, N.C.; Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco...
China Telecom (CHA) is set to spread its wings into the U.K. market striking a deal with the T-Mobile/Orange venture Everything Everywhere to offer services. The service, which is expected to launch during the first quarter, was struck between China Telecom’s European subsidiary and...
Deutsche Telekom | August 25, 2011 | Press Release
Francis Deprez (46) is to take over as Chief Executive Officer of the international consulting company Detecon effective September 1, 2011. To date, he has been Head of Group Strategy at Deutsche Telekom. As a former...
Deutsche Telekom | August 25, 2011 | Press Release
Francis Deprez (46) is to take over as Chief Executive Officer of the international consulting company Detecon effective September 1, 2011. To date, he has been Head of Group Strategy at Deutsche Telekom. As a former...
Reuters | August 27, 2011 | Peter Maushagen
Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) said it had not been cutting jobs at its U.S. arm T-Mobile USA in anticipation of the unit's sale to AT&T (T.N), as reported by a German online magazine on Friday.
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Reuters | August 27, 2011 | Peter Maushagen
Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) said it had not been cutting jobs at its U.S. arm T-Mobile USA in anticipation of the unit's sale to AT&T (T.N), as reported by a German online magazine on Friday.
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Bloomberg | August 4, 2011 | Cornelius Rahn
Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE), Europe’s largest phone company, reported a 6.5 percent decline in second-quarter profit before some items as it ceded mobile-phone customers in the U.S. and recorded costs for early retirements in Germany.
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Deutsche Telekom | August 4, 2011 | Press Release
Deutsche Telekom’s financial figures for the second quarter of 2011 are characterized by significantly improved trends in a number of operational areas and a 17-percent increase in adjusted net profit, causing the adjusted EBITDA margin to...
Deutsche Telekom | August 4, 2011 | Press Release
As in the first quarter, start-up costs for the major deals secured last year had a noticeable effect on T-Systems' figures. As such, the adjusted EBIT margin totaled 2 percent in the second quarter, down from...
Deutsche Telekom | August 4, 2011 | Press Release
As in the first quarter, start-up costs for the major deals secured last year had a noticeable effect on T-Systems' figures. As such, the adjusted EBIT margin totaled 2 percent in the second quarter, down from...
T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) showed marked improvements in its operations during the second quarter, posting fewer customer losses and stabilizing revenues. The carrier, which is in the midst of a possible acquisition by AT&T Inc. (T), said it lost just 50,000 customers during the...
Bloomberg | August 1, 2011 | Cornelius Rahn
Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) plans to reduce administrative employees at its headquarters as Europe’s largest phone company tries to improve profitability.
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Venture-capital investments in the mobile sector are soaring, led by media and applications, commerce and payments and healthcare, according to a new report from Rutberg & Co.VC investment in mobile is at the largest level ($3 billion in the first half of the year)...
Deutsche Telekom | July 22, 2011 | Press Release
Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa, operator of the T-Mobile network, and PTK Centertel, operator of the Orange network, signed an agreement today to share their radio access networks. The agreement covers management, planning, support, development and maintenance of...
BBC News | July 18, 2011
The boss of Everything Everywhere, the parent group of UK mobile phone networks Orange and T-Mobile, is standing down for "personal reasons".
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Everything Everywhere Ltd announced the appointment of Olaf Swantee as Chief Executive Officer. He will replace Tom Alexander who has resigned for personal reasons and to pursue other interests. Tom will step down from his post as CEO on 31st August 2011, but will...
Telia Sonera | July 7, 2011 | Press Release
TeliaSonera has signed the cooperation agreement with France Telecom-Orange and Deutsche Telekom to increase the quality of service and interoperability for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. The agreement, which initially was signed by France Telecom-Orange...
Deutsche Telekom | July 11, 2011 | Press Release
Microsoft has honored the 2011 Partner of the Year for Germany. T Systems edged ahead of the competition with its cloud solution that enables users to manage their household energy consumption over the Internet or via...
Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY) is taking its machine-to-machine communications strategy seriously. So much so, that the German-based operator just inked an agreement with TeliaSonera (TLSNF) to extend global M2M roaming capabilities to Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania. DT signed a deal with France...
