Executives lay out business, network strategies post T-Mobile, Sprint merger
Coming off a protracted but now-closed merger with Sprint and a decent Q1, T-Mobile executives this week told a story of a new power on the rise--combined with Sprint, the New T-Mobile is a value...
T-Mobile US is currently under enormous pressure caused by massive changes at the company and the industry. Not only do they have a new CEO. Not only did they also just acquire Sprint and have to integrate it all. But the 5G wireless industry...
T-Mobile US added more than 450,000 branded postpaid subscribers during the first quarter, reported record-low churn and progress toward network integration and 5G deployment, and believes it is well-positioned to scoop up customers who may turn away from AT&T and Verizon in the coming...
T-Mobile President of Technology provides post-merger update on network integration
The $26.5 billion merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint closed April 1 and this week President of Technology of New T-Mobile, Neville Ray, provided a video update on network integration efforts as he oversees the...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Kelly Hill, RCR Wireless News (Bonus Episode)
Separating 5G hype from reality with the benefit of hindsight
Kelly Hill, executive editor at RCR Wireless News, discusses Dorothy's heroics in L. Frank Baum's classic novel series, tempers 5G...
5G Fund for Rural America targeting 2021-2023 timeframe
At its upcoming open meeting on April 23, the U.S. Federal Communications will consider whether and how to fund a long-term deployment of 5G in rural and underserved parts of the country. Providing rural 5G service has...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Sprint, T-Mobile US...
Mike Sievert replaces John Legere as CEO of the combined T-Mobile
It's official: Sprint is no more, and the New T-Mobile is here. T-Mobile US CEO John Legere has formally passed the torch to Mike Sievert, a month earlier than expected.
Legere will continue to serve...
Business distancing is like social distancing but has to do with the way we do business. This term has not been used much yet but will be going forward as we increasingly discuss the way COVID-19 will impact many different business sectors. When we...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
T-Mobile US kills...
Verizon recently increased its 2020 capex outlook
Speaking this week with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg detailed the shift in network usage that has come as millions of Americans work from home, businesses shutters and the economy slows in an effort to help...
Carriers close stores, pledge to not cut off service during COVID-19 pandemic
Mobile network operator retail operations are being hit hard, as carriers close down in efforts to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
T-Mobile US has closed 80% of its retail-branded stores through...
CEO John Legere ties T-Mobile US, Sprint merger to COVID-19
In a press release issued Thursday morning, T-Mobile US CEO John Legere, who is set to exist the company in a few months, said the operator has "broad support support from the banks" to close...
FCC Chairman sees traction with Keep Americans Connected Pledge
As a growing number of people shift to working from home and officials at the local, state and federal level close schools, restaurants, bars and other businesses, the big four U.S. carriers are working to ease...
Greetings from Davidson and Charlotte. Contrary to the cacophony of conjectures regarding the market impact of the convergence of cartels and contagion, we choose to place the inspiring “young guns” from Lucid Drone Technologies front and center this week. Andrew Ashur, their CEO, is...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Sprint pins handset...
What's 5G like? It depends a lot on a carrier's spectrum strategy.
As U.S. carriers expand their 5G networks' reach, is 5G living up to the promise that it will be a game-changer for end users' mobile experience?
Well ... kind of. In some cases, in...
The T-Mobile, Sprint merger dragged on for far too long. Congratulations to both for finally getting it done. So, what’s next? What can we expect? What does the merger mean for these two companies and for the wireless industry as a whole? You may...
Ericsson DSS solution takes CTO Award at GLOMOs
Dynamic spectrum sharing is poised to be a key technology operators will use to quickly scale out 5G coverage, ease the transition from non-standalone to standalone 5G and, as a function of both, accelerate service revenues associated...
Crown Castle expects to deploy approximately 10,000 small cell nodes in 2020, the company's CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors.
“2019 was a terrific year, as we've successfully deployed approximately 10,000 small cell nodes, making it the highest year of production...
All four national carriers face fines over selling unauthorized access to customer location data
The Federal Communications Commission is planning to fine the four national carriers up to $200 million over the unauthorized release and sale of wireless customers' location data, around two years after...
Sprint announced collaborations with Swiss operator Swisscom and Nordic carrier Telia to extend the Sprint Curiosity Internet of Things (IoT) platform to Europe.
Sprint said that thanks to this new deal, Swisscom and Telia Company customers will now be able to better serve their customers...
Part 5: Dish's ambitions and how they played into the merger approval
The merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint recently cleared what was widely seen as the last major hurdle to a successful closing: U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero rejected the claims of a...
Greetings from snowy Nashville (where I was a technology speaker at the 2020 Country Radio Seminar) and Charlotte, NC. This has been a very busy week for all of us (our Mobile-World-Congress-canceled schedules were quickly filled), and there is a buzz in the telecom...
