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Sprint parent SoftBank is determined to turn around its troubled subsidiary according to the CEO of the Japanese giant. In a surprise appearance on a recent Sprint earnings call, Masayoshi Son, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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 …

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 …

$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 …

C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets Senza Fili’s new report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets” discusses the market trends, operator requirements and technology opportunities driving the transition to …

Download the complete report featuring Fujitsu, ASOCS, SOLiD, Telefonica, Airvana, Radisys, SoftBank, Oi and Orange. Senza Fili’s new report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets” discusses the …

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 …

A conversation with Hiroshi Kawai, director, technology development department and wireless technology department technology division, SoftBank Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be the first to receive the complete …