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...
The First Responders Network Authority is planning to award a contract for a new, nationwide public safety LTE network to a commercial partner by November 1, with caveats that the service will start out as essentially a mobile virtual network operator and eventually shift...
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...
Jim Patterson tackles the latest Sprint results and lays out 3 ways in which the carrier can regain its standing in the market
There’s a lot to cover with Sprint’s earnings. Most importantly, they eked out 56,000 postpaid net additions (22,000 of which were phones),...
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...
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;...
Internet of Things VoLTE applications
Voice over LTE, or VoLTE, is in some ways the final frontier for LTE. Most voice calls still use 3G networks, but mobile operators are expected to transition more and more voice service to LTE in the years ahead....
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...
CommScope tapped for Sprint small cell deployment
Sprint has chosen CommScope for a significant indoor small cell deployment designed to support LTE and Wi-Fi. The carrier plans to use CommScope's S1000 small cell, one of the assets CommScope acquired when it bought small cell specialist...
On-demand roaming options could help telecom operators unlock new revenue streams
International mobile roaming and more specifically, data roaming, has witnessed major changes in terms of regulation, pricing, offers and overall customer experience in recent years. Several recent instances of bill shock, a known barrier...
Verizon strike update
1. Verizon has cancelled medical coverage for the thousands of employees who have been on strike for more than two weeks now. The company told the union last week that the employees' healthcare coverage would stop at the end of April if...
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...
On this week’s carrier wrap we wrap up coverage of the recent Competitive Carriers Association event with a look at a session dedicated to policy challenges of 5G
For this week’s Carrier Wrap, we finish up our coverage of the Competitive Carriers Association’s recent Mobile...
Here is a breakdown of the top 5 most interesting facts from T-Mobile US following release of its latest Q1 operating results
T-Mobile US this week posted another quarter of robust customer growth, especially in high-valued segments its rivals continue to struggle in. Following the...
Verizon and partners form LTE-B Alliance in move to bolster device support for LTE Broadcast technology beginning in 2017
Verizon Communications and a trio of international carrier partners have thrown their considerable might behind the LTE Broadcast standard with the formation of an alliance focused...
AT&T’s mobile business showed overall growth on the back of prepaid and connected devices, but lost ground to T-Mobile in higher-valued phone market
Prepaid and connected devices continue to power AT&T Mobility growth as the carrier posted strong year-over-year increases in those segments offsetting a...
