T-Mobile CEO says combination will prompt increased 5G investment by AT&T, Verizon
As company executives work Washington D.C. circles to develop support for the proposed merger, T-Mobile US and Sprint are making their case for regulatory approval with a joint public interest statement filed June...
What would a Sprint/T-Mo merger mean for prepaid, wholesale?
While T-Mobile US has emphasized the importance of 5G and spectrum as it has made its case for regulators to allow it to purchase Sprint, there hasn't been much talk about the impact to the prepaid...
This exclusive spectrum map from Mosaik illustrates the depth of spectrum holdings that would be in the possession of a new T-Mobile US if its proposed merger with Sprint is approved. The $146 billion transaction values Sprint at $59 billion.
In some areas of the country, the...
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Wearables and 'glassholes'...
T'Mo's 600 MHz, along with Sprint's 2.5 GHz, is major 5G value prop for proposed merger
In March last year, T-Mobile US spent around $8 billion in the 600 MHz incentive auction, winning 1,525 10 megahertz licenses covering 414 of the 428 partial economic areas...
AT&T fighting DoJ over Time Warner acquisition
Executives from Sprint and T-Mobile US have been hitting the Hill hard seeking to gain consensus for a proposed merger that, if approved, would reduce the U.S. Tier 1 mobile operator market from four to three players. Speaking...
The study highlighted the new entity's stronger national position and spectrum advantage
The adoption of 5G technology in the United States will experience an acceleration if the merger of mobile carriers T-Mobile US and Sprint is approved, according to a recent study by research firm...
Now serves as Sprint executive chairman, SoftBank COO
Last month Sprint and T-Mobile US (finally) agreed to merge to better compete against Verizon and AT&T. The combined company will be called T-Mobile and John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile US, will be the CEO of the new operator....
Sprint, T-Mo combo brings advantageous 5G spectrum position
5G is being developed to support use cases that run the gamut from NB-IoT connected smart utility meters to devices capable of delivering an immersive, mobile virtual reality experience dependent on multi-gigabit-per-second capacity and very low latency....
Disruption of cable TV space is priority of a combined Sprint/T-Mobile US
From an ongoing attempt to block the AT&T/Time Warner merger to concerted efforts to keep Chinese network infrastructure players Huawei and ZTE out of the U.S. market, current federal regulatory and policy leaders...
FirstNet build also supports growth in consumer market
Using its deployment of FirstNet to provide a dedicated, nationwide network to first responders, AT&T can reach deeper into rural consumer markets that typically fall to chief competitor Verizon, according to AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan. Speaking...
Michel Combes promoted to Sprint CEO role vacated by Claure
It has been a busy week for Sprint. On Monday the company agreed to merge with T-Mobile US to better compete against Verizon and AT&T. The combined company will be called T-Mobile and John Legere,...
CEO Jaimes Taiclet says previous carrier mergers in the U.S. had a net positive business impact for American Tower
American Tower Corporation expects the proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint to have a neutral to positive impact in the company’s business, American Tower’s Chairman...
The 'un-carrier' scores 617,000 branded postpaid phone net additions
On the heels of its announced intention to merge with Sprint, T-Mobile US put up continued strong growth, bringing in more than 600,000 branded postpaid phone net additions for the quarter and service revenues that increased...
Operators in South Korea and China embrace network sharing to accelerate 5G deployment
As carriers ready an initial slate of commercial 5G services, it's apparent that the next-generation of mobile networks will require major capital investment in network densification to deliver on multi-gigabit mobile broadband,...
T-Mobile US will pay a $40 million fine and admit fault in a settlement involving failure to complete rural calls while inserting illegal false rings so that it appeared to consumers that the calls were going through.
The settlement is the result of a Federal...
Six years ago, T-Mobile US was crashing and burning. It was the worst performer in all of wireless. In order to survive, they needed the right kind of new leadership with big ideas. So, they hired John Legere as CEO. He studied the wireless...
Steel in the Air President Ken Schmidt has some recent analysis of what the national distribution of 100,000 small cells over the next few years could look like, if you assume that deployment will more or less follow population. His estimates crown California as...
Rohde & Schwarz said it is the first test company to validate Rich Communications Services conformance tests, amid growing global momentum for RCS.
RCS is a set of IMS technology features that seeks to enable mobile operators to compete with over-the-top messaging services such as...
T-Mobile US continues its efforts to clear 600 MHz spectrum as quickly as possible. The carrier has a new agreement with a Dallas/Fort Worth-area broadcaster, NBC 5/KXAS-TV, to move to its new frequency in late May of this year so that T-Mobile US can...
Big four carriers touted comparative spectrum positions as key to 5G plans
Deutsche Bank's annual Media, Telecom and Business Services Conference always provides excellent insight into mobile operator growth strategy, including investment in network infrastructure and growth in service revenues. In the U.S. the competitive...
Braxton Carter talks 2018 priorities for network and business, and discusses T-Mobile 5G strategy
T-Mobile US CFO Braxton Carter, speaking during a keynote session at the Deutsche Bank 2018 Media, Telecom and Business Services Carter, called out competitors for 5G-related marketing claims that reflect each...
Mobile World Congress is the industry's biggest showcase of the year, and if you can manage to sift through the hype and the sheer volume of show news, you can get a pretty decent idea of where the telecom industry is putting its energy...
T-Mo plans 5G deployments, 25K LAA small cells
T-Mobile US laid out plans to start building out 5G and "5G-ready" capabilities in 30 markets this year, pinning its 5G strategy on mobile, smartphone-based 5G services once devices are available in 2019.
T-Mobile US said that it "plans...
