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T-Mobile’s enlarged territory T-Mobile US announced earnings on Tuesday morning (full details here) and held a lengthy earnings call that covered all aspects of their operation. The bottom line is …

Project Loon uses balloons to provide LTE Internet access; Indonesian trials set for 2016 Google Project Loon, in partnership with service providers Indosat, Telkomsel and XL Axiata, plans to begin …

1 Gbps fiber-to-the-home service expanding in cities with ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ Google Fiber, a subsidiary of Alphabet (remember that whole thing?) is now working with municipal leaders in Tampa and Jacksonville, …

1. AT&T appears ready to ramp up investment in its networks now that it has completed its purchases of DirecTV, Iusacell and Nextel Mexico. The carrier said it is still …

1. Nokia appears to have cleared the last major hurdle in its $17.6 billion purchase of Alcatel-Lucent. Today, China’s Ministry of Commerce gave conditional approval to the merger, which has …

Google’s recent acquisition of Jibe Mobile is an exciting move in the evolution of rich communications services and promises to be a real step forward in the battle for mobile …

WASHINGTON – Facebook has been busy of late. In addition to steadily gaining users and announcing plans to provided free Internet to Africa via satellite, the social media company is …

This week, we’ll turn our attention to the world of smart devices and the companies that make and distribute them. Before we do, however, a quick note on the Federal Communications …

1. Google searches on mobile devices now exceed those performed on personal computers, according to the company. This poses new challenges for the search engine giant, since many of these …

Google this week announced a new open source initiative, the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project, to facilitate instantaneous loading of mobile web pages, even those including rich content like videos and animations. …

WASHINGTON – New research from the Aite Group suggests that, despite lots of hype from service providers, adoption of mobile payment technology is off to a slow start. For instance, …

1. AT&T has signed a long-term content deal with Viacom. The new contract brings together AT&T’s U-Verse and DirecTV networks, which previously had separate contracts with Viacom. The company says …

E-commerce giant Amazon.com, which also provides streaming-video services via its Prime Video service and Fire TV device, plans to stop selling competitive products from Google and Apple. The Google equivalent …

GigaPower costs $70 per month in Google Fiber markets; $110 per month in areas where Google Fiber doesn’t have a presence After announcing the availability of its GigaPower 1-gigabit-per-second Internet …

By dropping 20 lawsuits filed in both the U.S. and Germany, technology powerhouses Microsoft and Google have effectively resolved numerous patent issues dating back to 2010. While financial terms were …

Google claims move will bolster messaging applications The rich communications services market received a rich new player as Google has snapped up RCS platform provider Jibe Mobile for an undisclosed …

New Google devices seen as wins for LG, Huawei Google’s Project Fi service saw its device selection triple following the launch of a pair of Google branded smartphones that are …

Google over the weekend confirmed speculation that its launching a public Wi-Fi project, in cooperation with Indian Railways and RailTel, to bring public Wi-Fi to 400 train stations across India. …

It’s 5:15 pm and your 4:30 conference call is showing no signs of closure. Your son’s Little League game starts across town at 6:00, but you’re chained to your desk, …

Nokia sale of Here to automakers expected to close in first-quarter of 2016 Nokia Here mapping and navigation unit seems to be gaining traction with government bodies as evidenced by …

Based on recent filings with the Federal Communications Commission, Google plans to follow on the release of its new OnHub router with more Wi-Fi devices. Although very little information can …

This week I’m talking to Daniel Buchanan of VARDNet. Daniel’s startup is working with the University of Tennessee football team to develop VR quarterback training. We’ll look at some of …

5 things to know for Thursday, Sept. 17 1. Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam told investors that the changing wireless business model is likely to impact earnings. The carrier recently …

Latest potential cities are Irvine, San Diego and Louisville Google Fiber is up and running in three major metros, in various stages of planning and construction in six more and, …

Is partnership with rail service setting stage for larger service rollout? As service providers and venue owners race to support connectivity in crowded public spaces, Google appears poised to make …