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 and enjoy the memories!
Verizon Wireless to join Vodafone in upgrade to...
Just a few months ago, AT&T announced that it was purchasing T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. The No. 2 wireless operator will again become the No. 1 operator by buying the No. 4. Dish recently completed its purchase of Blockbuster. It has been a...
AT&T Mobility has put numbers to its plans to increase the data throughput its customers should expect to see when using its network. The nation's No. 2 carrier said it plans to have six markets covered with its highly-anticipated HSPA 7.2 network upgrades by...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.The wireless industry has consolidated with regional carriers absorbed by larger national giants. Many decry...
T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a bleak fourth quarter. The industry's No. 4 carrier said it added 621,000 customers during the final three months of 2008, which was below the 670,000 customers it added during the previous quarter and well below the 951,000 customers it...
Another regional player is set for extinction. Earlier this month, AT&T Mobility announced plans to acquire Centennial Communications Corp. for $2.8 billion. The deal is expected to add approximately 1.1 million customers to AT&T Mobility's customer base. The deal, if approved, will also...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our coverage of 25 years in wireless. RCR Wireless News is celebrating with a package of stories detailing the advances of the past three decades. For full coverage please visit RCRWireless.com/25years.
During the past 25 years, two overriding factors have shaped...
T-Mobile USA Inc. officially took the reigns from SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. The nation's No. 4 carrier launched its branded service in former SunCom markets across North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands last week. T-Mobile USA announced...
T-Mobile USA Inc.'s second-quarter results showed increases in the two Cs, customers and churn. The nation's No. 4 carrier added 668,000 customers, pushing its customer base to 31.5 million at the end of the quarter, but T-Mobile USA's churn reached 2.7%, up from 2.6%...
The companies listed below represent the ten largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers based on subscriber numbers at the end of the first quarter of this year.
There were no changes in rankings among the top 10 carriers, and AT&T Mobility continued to top...
T-Mobile USA Inc. pushed past the 30 million subscriber mark during the first three months of the year, adding 981,000 net customers and ending the first quarter with 30.8 million customers. The net customer growth was inline with the 980,000 customers the carrier added...
The companies listed below represent the 10 largest national and regional licensed wireless carriers based on subscriber numbers at the end of 2007.
AT&T Mobility maintained its position as the industry's No. 1 carrier, ending last year with just over 70 million subscribers. The...
Like a series of dominos, several of the largest regional carriers fell to consolidation pressures within the past year. The announcements came within a few months of one another: AT&T Inc. would buy Dobson Communications Corp., Verizon Wireless snapped up Rural Cellular Corp., and...
It's odd that at a show where PhDs, MBAs and so many smart people from the telecom space stroll the pavilions, Robert Redford can steal the headlines by talking about the possibility of mobile films. -------------------------------Mobile World Congress continues to grow and grow...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWirelessNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Microsoft Corp. kick-started its effort to grab a piece of the hot, youth-oriented messaging and social networking market by acquiring Danger Inc., the software driver behind the popular Sidekick devices at T-Mobile USA Inc. The purchase price was not disclosed. Microsoft's stock declined nearly...
The Federal Communications Commission approved T-Mobile USA Inc.'s $2.4 billion purchase of SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc., enabling the No. 4 national cellular carrier to bolster coverage in the Southeast and the Caribbean.SunCom, of Berwyn, Pa., has a presence in the Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia, Puerto...
Verizon Wireless signed an agreement to purchase SureWest Communications' wireless assets in Northern California for $69 million, the companies announced.Under terms of the deal, Verizon Wireless will acquire the company's spectrum licenses and more than 50 communication towers. SureWest served more than 50,000 wireless...
AT&T Mobility announced it completed its acquisition of Easterbrooke Cellular Corp., a rural wireless carrier with services in West Virginia operating under the Cellular One brand. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The transaction included licenses, network assets and more than 19,000 subscribers, according...
The third quarter of 2007 saw few changes to the relative positions of the ten largest wireless carriers, but pending acquisitions soon will continue the industry's march toward consolidation.
AT&T Mobility had a particularly strong quarter due to a boost from sales of the Apple...
THREE OF THE LARGEST REGIONAL wireless carriers are in the process of being acquired by national operators, as the nationals push further into rural and suburban markets and seek to expand their coverage and continue their growth in the face of high penetration rates.T-Mobile...
Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News runs through the major events of the past week, outlining what happened and speculating on what to look for in the coming weeks, months and years. Check below for news about...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.Carrier --Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed its ratings on SunCom Wireless on CreditWatch with positive implications. The move follows T-Mobile USA's definitive agreement to...
T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it will acquire regional operator SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. for about $2.4 billion in cash and assumed debt. SunCom's GSM/GPRS/EDGE network covers parts of the southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean; the carrier has provided roaming in its markets to T-Mobile...
