Price war in US mobile market raises fear of profit hemorrhage
New Year’s rivalry among U.S. mobile operators has Wall Street worried that the industry’s profits could seriously decline. After months of aggressive moves by T-Mobile US to lure customers from other...
View ArticleChina, Europe to drive telecom network investment in 2014
Telecom network operators are expected to spend more on equipment for the second straight year in 2014, with China and Europe bringing a fresh spurt of growth as service providers need to build out...
View ArticleSoftbank in deal to merge Sprint, T-Mobile
Japan’s SoftBank and Deutsche Telekom of Germany have reached a basic agreement for a merger between their US affiliates Sprint and T-Mobile US, the business daily Nikkei reported Saturday. Eight...
View ArticleChallenging iPhone 6? T-Mobile to sell phones that call, text on Wi-Fi
San Francisco: T-Mobile will sell more than 100 smartphone models with a built-in feature that taps into Wi-Fi networks to make phone calls and send texts when customers can’t connect to the wireless...
View ArticleGoogle planning to sell wireless phone service to major US carriers
Google is planning to sell wireless phone service directly to consumers using the networks of Sprint and T-Mobile, according to reports published. If everything falls into place, Google could offer...
View ArticleGoogle Fiber will now enter more regions in the US
Google’s super-fast Internet service up to 100 times quicker than basic broadband is heading for four more US metropolitan areas as the technology titan ramps up pressure on cable service giants. A...
View ArticleGoogle rolls out new US wireless service Project Fi; will work with Nexus 6
Google has launched a new U.S. wireless service that switches between Wi-Fi and cellular networks to curb data use and keep phone bills low. The service, Google’s first entry into the wireless...
View ArticleHow an end to phone discounts will actually help customers
AT&T will no longer offer discounted phones with two-year contracts starting Jan. 8. Before you rush out to beat the deadline, consider that you might be better off paying full price for the phone....
View ArticleYahoo must face class action over text messages: US judge
Yahoo Inc was ordered by a Chicago federal judge on Monday to face a class action lawsuit accusing the Internet company of sending unsolicited text messages to Sprint Corp cellphone users in violation...
View ArticleVerizon launches auction to sell data centers: Sources
Verizon Communications Inc has started a process to sell its data center assets, hoping to fetch more than $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as the U.S. telecommunications...
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