Published reports indicate that Verizon Wireless is eyeing a possible acquisition of Dish Network’s spectrum assets in a deal that could be valued as high as $17 billion.
The New York Post reported that a Verizon Communications executive “told a group of insiders” about the...
While official word is still forthcoming, the rumors surrounding a possible Sprint offer to acquire T-Mobile US continue to swirl.
The latest round from CNBC claims that T-Mobile US has snared a $2 billion break-up fee from Sprint should the proposed deal fall apart. That...
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Published reports, citing inside sources, claim Sprint is on the verge of putting in a $32 billion offer to acquire smaller rival T-Mobile US.
Several sources claim the deal will include an offer of $40 per share, or roughly a 17% premium over T-Mobile US’...
Sprint’s pursuit of rival T-Mobile US appears to be moving forward unabated as reports have surfaced that Deutsche Telekom has accepted an offer by Softbank for their respective subsidiaries to merge.
Reuters reported that Japan’s Kyodo news service, citing industry sources, claims Softbank Chairman Masayoshi...
Sprint and regional wireless operator Ntelos took care of a long-standing disagreement, announcing today an extension of their strategic network alliance through 2022. The two carriers had been working on a previously signed network arrangement that was set to expire next year.
As part of...
Rumors surrounding Sprint’s interest in T-Mobile US refuse to die, thanks in part to executives at both carriers continuing to dance around the subject without really
SAN ANTONIO – Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son took to the stage during a keynote address at this week’s Competitive Carriers Association event to reiterate his stance that the U.S. wireless market is broken citing the extreme dominance of Verizon and AT&T and appeared willing...
The Competitive Carriers Association is set to host its spring event this week, with many of its members set to make the trek out to San Antonio for the festivities. Topics of discussion are expected to include the ever-increasingly competitive wireless market for smaller...
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...
