I see various mergers and acquisitions in the communications service provider space eventually bringing us to just four integrated carriers in the U.S.
Since earlier this year, it feels like we get a new merger report each day as big players in the U.S. look...
AT&T confirmed that it will reorganize in preparation for its planned acquisition of Time Warner. As expected, the carrier appointed John Stankey as head of a its media operations, a role Stankey has prepared for as CEO of AT&T Entertainment Group. Stankey will head...
AT&T reportedly in talks to hammer out Time Warner merger conditions
AT&T is in talks with federal officials on what conditions would help its proposed merger with Time Warner gain final government approval, according to published reports.
Bloomberg reported that early-stage talks on Time Warner merger...
AT&T reorganization reportedly will include two large units, one focused on media and the other on networks
AT&T is planning a major reorganization of its operating structure in anticipation of the completion of its $85.4 billion merger with Time Warner, according to published reports.
Bloomberg reported...
Senators say they have "strong concerns"
Democratic senators urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to "closely scrutinize" and to reject AT&T's proposed $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner if Sessions finds that "substantial harms to competition and consumers arising from the transaction outweigh the purported benefits."
In...
Verizon and AT&T may have the numbers, but T-Mobile is really the market’s leader thanks to an inability for rivals to stay focused on operations.
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff...
Enterprise IT departments have learned a lot about wireless in recent years, with one of the primary things being technology changes fast. While many corporate technology buyers are evaluating the costs and benefits of 802.11ac Wi-Fi, chipmakers are already touting their 802.11ad solutions that...
Mobile operators need to look at reinventing their operations instead of content deals if they want to guarantee future success.
AT&T wants to acquire Time Warner and Verizon Communications wants to buy Yahoo because they believe delivering news, sports...
AT&T is taking television to the next level with the new DirecTV Now. Imagine new thinking and new ideas like streaming channels and mobile TV all for a lower cost. So many customers who left the pay-TV market with its skyrocketing prices should love...
Big data and how telecom operators can extract information from their growing collection of services is set to determine success in the market.
AT&T’s recent announcement that it is to acquire Time Warner for the eye-watering sum of $85 billion underlines two things:...
The U.S. Justice Department picked a day when baseball was on many people's minds to sue AT&T for allegedly depriving TV viewers of access to games by colluding with competitors. The lawsuit targets DirecTV, which AT&T purchased last year for $48.5 billion. According to...
AT&T plans to acquire media powerhouse Time Warner is causing a reaction by politicians that does not line up with current industry models
I’ve seen a lot of handwringing recently over the AT&T and Time Warner merger. This deal has become a political football in...
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...
Published reports indicate AT&T has terms in place for an acquisition of Time Warner valued at $85 billion, which could be announced as soon as Sunday
Following up on chatter from earlier today, new reports now suggest AT&T has reached terms on a possible acquisition...
Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015
Last week, we highlighted the following top five events (in no particular order):
1. FCC approves the Open Internet Order
2. Verizon buys AOL and launches Go90
3. AT&T expands into Mexico
4....
Regulators frowned on Comcast/TWC deal; will Charter/TWC be different?
Comcast is dropping its bid for Time Warner Cable after the Federal Communications Commission signaled that it would not approve the deal. Charter Communications may be set to back out of its bid for Bright House...
This week in small cell, distributed antenna system and Wi-Fi news:
-- Time Warner Cable has added HotSpot 2.0 technology on most of the Wi-Fi access points in its national network, and says that it is "the largest Passpoint-enabled network in the country."
The company is...
Time Warner Cable is expanding its Wi-Fi network in New York to up to 10,000 hotspots across the city by the end of this year, and offering temporary free access during Major League Baseball's All-Star Week.
The company said that it already has more than...
Verizon Communications (VZ) looks to be goosing its bid to acquire spectrum assets from a handful of cable companies by hinting the deal could lead to the expansion of video services to its wireless platform.
According to a The Wall Street Journal article from over...
Verizon Wireless (VZ) bolstered its spectrum war chest today by announcing plans to acquire 122 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum licenses (also known as AWS spectrum) covering 259 million potential customers for $3.6 billion from a consortium of cable companies. The deal also allows for the...
Bloomberg
John Martin, chief financial officer of Time Warner Inc., talks about the company's expanded content distribution strategy for markets in Latin America, India and Europe. Martin speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television's "Fast Forward." (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
John Martin, chief financial officer of Time Warner Inc., talks about the company's expanded content distribution strategy for markets in Latin America, India and Europe. Martin speaks with Lisa Murphy on Bloomberg Television's "Fast Forward." (Source: Bloomberg)
DALLAS — Bringing some entertainment flavor to TIA 2011, executives from Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) and Turner Broadcasting System Inc. shared the stage here to talk about how they're working to deliver programming across as many distribution channels and device types as possible."I put...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Whenever we talk about the wireline business, about a third of you respond positively, and about a...
