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Sprint stock dives on earnings release as prepaid drag set to continue

Sprint investors reacted negatively to release of its full fiscal Q2 results, with the carrier’s prepaid biz set to lose 2M customers in current quarter Highlighting the continued volatility around anything related to Sprint, the carrier’s stock gave back a good chunk of its recent...

Sprint price war with T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T weighs on revenue

Aggressive pricing moves against rivals T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T dampened consumer spending at Sprint, though recovery appears on track Sprint fleshed out its second fiscal quarter results highlighted by the continued shift in consumer spending tied to device payment plans and reiterating its plans to...

T-Mobile again stomps Verizon, AT&T and Sprint in customer growth

Robust customer growth and increased consumer spending bolsters T-Mobile US bottom line, celebrated by investors with new 52-week high As expected, T-Mobile US posted industry leading third-quarter customer growth and continuing incremental improvements in financial results. For the quarter, the nation’s No. 3 carrier in terms...

AT&T stung by T-Mobile and Sprint, 2G decommission plans

Similar to Q3 results from Verizon, AT&T posted slowing wireless growth and impact from planned 2G decommission, while T-Mobile and Sprint surge Goosed by its proposed $80 billion acquisition of Time Warner, AT&T bumped up the release of its third-quarter financial and operating results, showing...

Verizon calm on T-Mobile and Sprint impact; looks toward 5G, IoT

Verizon shrugged off short-term competitive impact from rivals T-Mobile and Sprint, notes 5G trials remain on track for 2017 and IoT continues to grow Verizon Communications released third-quarter financial results this week that show a considerable influence from rivals in the mobile space on growth,...

T-Mobile to launch NB-IoT network in major cities across the Netherlands

T-Mobile Netherlands notes planned NB-IoT network set to launch next week to be initially available in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven Dutch mobile operator T-Mobile Netherlands confirmed its narrowband “internet of things” network will be commercially available in major cities across the country starting...

T-Mobile to launch NB-IoT network in major cities across the Netherlands

T-Mobile Netherlands notes planned NB-IoT network set to launch next week to be initially available in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven Dutch mobile operator T-Mobile Netherlands confirmed its narrowband “internet of things” network will be commercially available in major cities across the country starting...

T-Mobile and Sprint take bite out of Verizon Q3 numbers

Verizon Wireless sees steep year-over-year drop in connection growth, which analysts attribute to aggressive moves from T-Mobile and Sprint Verizon Communications’ once metronomic wireless operating performance looks to be skipping some beats with its most recent quarterly results sounding a sour note for the telecom...

#TBT: Sprint postpaid dogged by iDEN; Comcast looks to wireless … this week in 2006

Sprint dings iDEN for postpaid losses, while Comcast included wireless in content distribution plans … 10 years ago this week 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...

FCC 600 MHz auction stage 2 ends after 1 round; on to stage 3

Bidding activity quickly stalled in the forward auction portion of the ongoing FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, which is likely now looking at a 2017 conclusion Well, that was quick. The Federal Communications Commission needed just one round of bidding in the second stage of forward...

T-Mobile unlimited data policy hit with $48M FCC ‘settlement’

The FCC said T-Mobile is on the hook for $48 million in fines and compensation tied to its policy of throttling data speeds for unlimited data customers The increasingly common industry practice of throttling data speeds for consumers on “unlimited” plans should they attempt to...

FCC set again to entice Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile et al with 600 MHz spectrum

FCC set to kick off the forward auction part of its phase two 600 MHz auction proceedings with the offer of 90 megahertz of cleared spectrum for telecom operators The Federal Communications Commission’s second attempt to match television broadcaster wants with wireless telecommunication operator needs...

Analyst Angle: Comcast as your cellular provider

Comcast to focus on offering cellular services to cable TV and internet customers, while also leveraging access to 15 million Wi-Fi hot spots Comcast: Your wide-area, wireless services provider. On one hand, thinking of Comcast as your wireless network services provider seems outrageous. What do...

Sprint matches T-Mobile with unlimited data promo for tablets

Tablet customers can now tap in the Sprint unlimited data morass with the carrier offering $20 per month access, in line with rival T-Mobile Sprint is pushing a new tablet-related promotion tied to its recent unlimited data moves, allowing the big-screened devices to access services...

Sprint throws down results challenge to T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T

Sprint posts positive sequential customer growth, improved financials in teasing quarterly results; tickles investors The recently completed third quarter is shaping up to be dynamically interesting for the domestic wireless carrier space, made more so by the release of preliminary results from the nation’s No....

T-Mobile LTE network beats AT&T and Verizon with AWS-3 spectrum support

In connection with the presale of the LG V20 smartphone, the T-Mobile LTE network is getting a capacity infusion from its AWS-3 spectrum licenses As part of kicking off the presale of the LG V20 smartphone, T-Mobile US is touting itself as the first domestic...

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile have new spectrum auction financial target

Telecom operators seeking 600 MHz spectrum licenses, like Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, will have to generate north of $54B in total bids for 90 megahertz The value of wireless spectrum is often a difficult number to nail down but, at least for television broadcasters, 12...

Google Project Fi adds discounted family plan option

Customers of the Google Project Fi MVNO service can now add up to 4 additional lines each at a $5 per month discount Google continues to flesh out its Project Fi mobile telephone service, recently rolling out a discounted multiline “group” option. Customers interested in the...

US carriers stop sales of Samsung Note 7

News reports suggest Samsung Note 7 production facility is shut down as reports of exploding phones, including replacements, continue After debuting its high-end new Note 7 smartphone in August, Samsung issued a recall on Sept. 1 and began sending out replacements in response to reports...

Spectrum support remains critical for industry’s 5G plans

With channel bands of several hundred megahertz expected to support 5G deployments, government regulators will need to be creative in providing resources Spectrum remains one of the more challenging aspects on the road to “5G” deployments. With expectations of channel widths of hundreds of megahertz,...

Test and Measurement: Companies expand IoT testing capabilities

The ecosystem support for testing internet of things devices is expanding, with a number of recent announcements related to IoT testing. Test lab group SGS is addressing the new for new test chamber capabilities for large form-factor "things" in the IoT -- it recently opened a...

T-Mobile outage, Verizon drone news … 5 things to know today

5 things to know today ... 1. T-Mobile US resolved another early-morning network outage on Friday. The company said in a statement that "there were some calling issues nationwide for some time." It is unclear how many people were impacted. Several users aired their frustrations...

5G use cases remain significant challenge for industry

Carriers and vendors are solidly behind advances in 5G technology, but the advanced business and use case to support the technology remains elusive Perhaps the most challenging issue surrounding “5G” today is in terms of use cases. Speaking with a number of carriers leading up to...

CCA and T-Mobile talk 5G, IoT, VoLTE and policy

CCA and carrier member T-Mobile talked 5G, IoT, VoLTE and policy, showing such topics are not the exclusive domain of large operators As expected, the recently completed Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention showed a heavy focus on policy, “5G” and the “internet of things,” with...