If compliments are the sincerest form of flattery, and if in turn flattery is way to get something you want, then Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son may need some help in trying to convince regulators
Following a week of build up, Sprint and Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son took to the stage in front of the Washington D.C. Chamber of Commerce in a presentation detailing where the United States is falling behind in terms of broadband service, but decidedly absent...
When I first became a wireless analyst, Japan was portrayed as an almost mythical wireless wonderland where everything was perfect and so much better than the unenlightened and backward countries
Ahead of a scheduled presentation in front of the Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., Sprint and Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son took to U.S. airwaves in claiming his desire to become a more disruptive force in the domestic telecom market, as well as his...
It has been an eventful week in the telecom industry with each change supplementing three broad themes developed in previous columns: a) the critical nature of data value to each wireless segment;
Sprint’s operational transformation has taken a few scalps as a couple of key network executives ere leaving the carrier. Bob Azzi, SVP of networks at Sprint, and president of network operations Steve Elfman are both set to depart.
Fierce Wireless first reported this week that...
Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son is reportedly set to take his case for a Sprint acquisition of T-Mobile US to U.S. regulators next week, according to published reports.
Son, who’s Softbank acquired a controlling stake in beleaguered Sprint last summer for $21.6 billion, is set on...
Softbank, majority owner of Sprint, is moving $3 billion in annual revenue into Brightstar, its other major American holding. Brighstar is a leading distributor of mobile devices and components, and last year Softbank agreed to buy 57% of Brightstar for $1.26 billion. Now Softbank...
Sprint continues to list in the waters of the domestic wireless space, caught between the winds and currents of needing to spend money to improve network operations, while at the same time trying to make money.
The carrier’s fourth quarter financial results showed that during...
Rumors of Sprint’s interest in acquiring smaller rival T-Mobile US seem to be hitting a regulatory wall as reports indicate little support for such action from government officials.
Reuters reported that current Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has “expressed expressed his skepticism about...
Mobile games are thought to generate more revenue than all other apps combined, and mobile devices are expected to be the top platform choice of gamers within the next few years. Service providers have seen network traffic spike when a new game hits an...
Sprint is looking to cut more jobs in an attempt to shore up its bottom line at a time when the carrier’s competitive position has come under attack.
The carrier noted in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that the “workforce reduction plan” is designed...
Former Clearwire CEO Erik Prusch scored a new job, though with the same title. Prusch is now CEO of NetMotion Wireless, which provides enterprise mobility management software and solutions.
Prusch succeeds Chris Gibbons, who was tapped with the interim-CEO tag following NetMotion’s 2012 acquisition by...
Sprint parent company Softbank is reportedly intent on pursing a push for T-Mobile US, with reports out of Japan suggesting the carrier is speaking with banks about potential financing for such a move.
According to Reuters, Japan’s Nikkei news service reported that Softbank is looking...
Before we begin our two-part discussion of several important trends that will impact the telecommunications landscape over the next year, I want to respond to several questions posed
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son plans to create the world's biggest company, and he sees the mobile Internet as the foundation of that empire. After Softbank closed on its $21.6 billion purchase of a controlling interest in Sprint, Son has moved forward this fall with...
Sprint has done a pretty good job in deflecting its current financial woes by highlighting the potential of its network assets. Sure, Sprint continues to under-perform in relation to its rivals, both larger and smaller, but the promise of what Sprint can do with...
Japan’s Softbank moved forward with its investment in device logistics provider Brightstar, pouring $1.26 billion into the company for a 57% share of the operation. Softbank earlier this week was reported to be in talks regarding the investment in a deal worth north of...
Japan’s Softbank is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in U.S.-based device logistics provider Brightstar, with the deal valued at more than $1 billion.
According to a report by Bloomberg, which cited an initial story by Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, the deal could further Softbank’s...
Today’s wireless networks are under serious strain from the data deluge, driven by the growth in mobile video and the pervasiveness of tablets and smartphones around the world. Consequently,
Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from the world’s largest carriers in a weekly wrap-up. Enjoy!
--SK Telecom unveiled recipricol LTE data...
Fresh off a summer of financial gamesmanship, Sprint is looking to raise $6.5 billion through a pair of debt offerings set to close on Sept. 11. The carrier said the offerings would include one designed to raise $2.25 billion with 7.25% interest due 2021,...
