Much has been written in the past year about Sprint's need to upgrade its network, including by iGR. Sprint management has been very public about plans to “densify” its network and make more use of the 2.5 GHz spectrum band. The question of how...
Operator’s overall revenue expands 10% year-on-year in fiscal Q1
Japanese mobile operator SoftBank ended the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 with 31.56 million mobile subscribers in the country, up from 30.8 million in the year-ago period. Net additions during the quarter totaled 20,000. The...
Sprint may be the market’s No. 4 carrier, but looks to regain competitive position with help of Softbank
Sprint may no longer be the domestic market’s No. 3 carrier, and may have at least for a while lost some support from parent company Softbank, but...
Just ahead of releasing its latest quarterly results, Sprint revamps its leadership
In a strange move just hours ahead of its latest quarterly results, Sprint announced a major revamp of its leadership, including a new CFO, COO and CTO.
Current CFO Joseph Euteneuer is set to...
Still no details of Sprint’s 'Next Generation Network' initiative, which is expected to favor small cells
Speaking this week at the Converge Tech Conference in Hong Kong, SoftBank President Nikesh Arora said the Japanese service provider is committed to making Sprint, its U.S. subsidiary, a...
Sprint stock dives to a new 52-week low, Sprint denies hack responsibility
Sprint continued to suffer a rough ride on Wall Street as the beleaguered telecom operator witnessed its stock price dip nearly 10% on Monday after having dropped nearly 11% last week.
Sprint’s stock closed...
Ericsson and Japanese telecom giant, SoftBank, are teaming up to test "5G" capabilities in Tokyo.
The joint field trials in Japan’s largest city will reportedly demonstrate ultra-high bit rates and ultra-low latency on a number of frequency bands using Ericsson’s 5G trial system.
The partners said...
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Swedish equipment maker partners with Softbank and Turkcell on road to 5G
Telecom powerhouse Ericsson is aggressively laying the groundwork for eventual "5G" deployments via partnerships with Japanese-based SoftBank and Turkish carrier Turkcell.
With SoftBank, Ericsson is working on field trials of 5G in Tokyo, specifically...
Japanese mobile operator plans to use equipment from multiple vendors
SHANGHAI – Japanese mobile operator SoftBank expects to carry out a technical trial of "TDD+" in Tokyo by the end of this year, the company’s senior director for wireless city planning, Hidebumi Kitahara, said at...
The Chinese company expects the solution to be commercially available in 2016
SHANGHAI – Huawei has launched its new TDD+ solution in collaboration with its industry partners China Mobile and Japanese telecom operator SoftBank. The telecom equipment manufacturer announced the new tech at Mobile World...
Sprint’s stock hits new 52-week low as analysts cite ‘severe financial distress’
Sprint may be showing some improved operational trends, but investor concern over the carrier’s performance trajectory has tanked its share price.
Sprint’s stock price (S) has plunged more than 12% since last Wednesday, hitting...
Softbank deploys Procera platform in move to enhance LTE services
Procera Networks scored a significant carrier deal, announcing Japan’s Softbank had deployed its PacketLogic platform in order to enhance LTE services.
Procera said it secured the deal by providing “subscriber experience” visibility on top of...
Stephen Bye is reported to be leaving his position as Sprint CTO on July 24
Sprint’s network issues look to have claimed another victim as published reports indicate Stephen Bye is set to leave his post as CTO at the carrier.
Fierce Wireless’ Mike Dano reported...
Japanese operator currently counts 400,000 Wi-Fi sites throughout the country
Japanese mobile telephony operator Softbank Mobile has made available its nationwide Wi-Fi network for visitors to Japan. The operator plans a July 1 launch of free Wi-Fi service for visitors dubbed "Free Wi-Fi Passport."
With SoftBank...
DT CEO said it’s a company ‘duty’ to seek partner for T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US parent company Deutsche Telekom continues to look for outside investors in the U.S. carrier, with DT CEO Tim Hoettges stating that despite improved performance it is open to partnerships though...
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Report: DT...
Sprint is owned by Japanese SoftBank, which has global ambitions
The CEO of Sprint on Monday traveled to Japan to meet with higher-ups from parent company SoftBank Corp., which is repositioning itself as a global business.
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure was hired in September 2013 by...
Sprint expanded its recently introduced international roaming plan, providing access in additional markets and to higher speed data bundles. The move should put a dent in the growing practice of consumers voicing their displeasure over international roaming charges, typically delivered via YouTube.
The service, which...
$25M investment bolsters Sprint stock price
Sprint’s stock price surged 7% on Friday, which in some corners was attributed to news that CEO Marcelo Claure picked up 5 million shares of the company’s common stock for nearly $25 million.
According to a Form 4 filed with...
C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets
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World Economic Forum: Vodafone CEO questions if spectrum should be free
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao raised questions surrounding spectrum at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Thursday. Colao reportedly compared spectrum to oxygen and water, and questioned if there is any need for the government...
A conversation with Hiroshi Kawai, director, technology development department and wireless technology department technology division, SoftBank
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