Man, a lot has happened in the mobile space over the past 168 hours that I feel as if my head has both exploded and imploded, or basically the same feeling I get when I over-indulge in bacon and eggs.
MetroPCS, which is just days away from completing its merger with T-Mobile USA, reported relatively flat first quarter results that considering the current competitive nature of the prepaid space could be considered a victory for the regional operator.
MetroPCS said that total revenues for the...
MetroPCS shareholders have reportedly approved the carrier’s merger with T-Mobile USA that will see it retain 26% of the combined operations and bolster T-Mobile USA’s spectrum position in the heated domestic wireless space.
Bloomberg is reporting this morning that the new terms gained support from...
Further muddying Clearwire’s future is a report that Verizon Wireless has offered up to $1.5 billion to acquire the rights to some of Clearwire’s 2.5 GHz spectrum licenses.
The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that according to a Clearwire filing late last week, the...
Merger-mania continued to spin around the wireless space as this morning Dish Networks put in a $25.5 billion bid to acquire 68% of Sprint Nextel. The deal further spices up current scenarios that have Japan’s Softbank attempting to acquire $70% of Sprint Nextel for...
MetroPCS has rescheduled its shareholder vote on the proposed merger with T-Mobile USA. The meeting originally scheduled for today will take place on April 24 in order to give shareholders more time to consider the sweetened offer made this week by Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile...
With MetroPCS’ shareholders set to vote tomorrow on a proposed merger with T-Mobile USA, Deutsche Telekom altered the arrangements of the deal in an attempt to better tempt those investors that partnering with its U.S. subsidiary is the right thing to do.
In what it...
It’s been a very interesting week in telecom, and, as approvals are completed or underway for two large transactions, it’s worth spending some time recapping activity and looking ahead to the strategic implications.
Despite recent objections from a prominent investors and advisors, MetroPCS continues to believe that its pending merger with T-Mobile USA remains the best way for investors to see a financial gain.
MetroPCS this morning sent out a letter to investors stating that they should vote...
Despite the billions of dollars spent by the wireless industry in advertising its wares to consumers, satisfaction with the sector continues to fall short. A new report from the Temkin Group found that the wireless industry garnered a “poor” rating from a consumer survey.
Among...
The Federal Communications Commission gave its stamp of approval for T-Mobile USA’s merger with MetroPCS that will see the nation’s No. 4 and No. 5 carriers combine operations into a stronger, though still No. 4, competitor.
The deal, which was announced last October, is being...
Battery life on voice over LTE second-generation chipsets has significantly improved, showing growing maturity of the technology, according to a new test report by Spirent Communications.
Spirent tested first and second generation VoLTE devices on MetroPCS’ LTE network, and concluded that the newer LG Spirit...
With all the domestic wireless operators having reported their fourth quarter 2012 results, RCR Wireless News spoke with longtime industry analyst Bill Ho to break down the numbers and find out how those results could impact the competitive balance moving forward.
Points touched on...
MetroPCS has again tapped infrastructure giant Ericsson to bolster its network operations, announcing a deal for Ericsson to supply equipment and services to enhance its evolved packet core network. MetroPCS noted the deal will help boost the carrier’s mobile data, voice over LTE and...
T-Mobile USA is reportedly set for a round of job cuts ahead of its planned acquisition of MetroPCS, with more than 100 jobs expected to be slashed beginning today. The Seattle Times is reporting that the cuts are likely to come from T-Mobile USA’s...
Following up on its initial release in early January, regional operator MetroPCS unveiled full fourth quarter financial results adding more color to what was a difficult three months for the carrier. However, that difficulty was somewhat offset by T-Mobile USA’s offer to acquire MetroPCS.
The...
With the need for wireless spectrum at a seeming all time high, the future of Leap Wireless is on the minds of many. The regional carrier posted fourth quarter financial results showing continued struggles for the no-contract operator and a new focus on generating...
Mobile technology is at a transition point even larger than the shift to 2G or 3G, according to SAP AG, and the company has collected perspectives from across the wireless industry looking at how operators, vendors and application developers are coping and thriving in...
T-Mobile USA’s comeback from its 2011 abyss continues as the carrier’s plan to reinvigorate the industry’s competitive landscape is in full flight. Those efforts have also spilled over to its enterprise offerings, where the carrier is looking to build on the foundation laid in...
Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Time Machine is a way to take advantage of our extensive history in covering the wireless space to fire up the DeLorean and take a trip back in time to re-visit some of the more interesting headlines from...
Wireless operators continue to fine tune their no-contract service offerings in an attempt to capture a market segment that continues to be up for grabs, with MetroPCS the latest to alter its rate plans in an attempt to lure those looking for mobile without...
T-Mobile USA’s plans to become a disruptive force in the domestic mobile space heated up this week as the carrier unveiled its “Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data” plan that provides unlimited voice, messaging and “4G” data services for $70 per month without a contract.
The...
The fourth quarter looks to have been a case of the big wireless carriers getting bigger as both Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility announced limited Q4 results that hint at large gains by the nation’s two largest operators.
At an investor conference this week, Verizon...
MetroPCS, which is in the process of being acquired by T-Mobile USA, released limited fourth quarter results today showing continued struggles in attracting new subscribers to its flat-rate, no-contract unlimited offerings. The announcement sent the company’s stock tumbling.
The carrier said it lost 93,200 customers...
