Biography for Sue Marek
Sue has been editor-in-chief of FierceMarkets' Wireless Group since joining the company in January 2007. In her current position, she oversees the editorial content of several FierceMarkets' newsletters, including FierceWireless, FierceMobileContent, FierceDeveloper, FierceWireless:Europe and FierceBroadbandWireless, and provides editorial guidance for the publications' websites, webinars and live events. Sue has more than 18 years of experience reporting on the telecom industry. Prior to joining FierceMarkets, she was the executive editor of Wireless Week. From 1999 to 2001, she worked as an analyst for Paul Kagan Associates, specializing in wireless and broadband technologies. She also was the managing editor of Convergence magazine, a monthly magazine for cable television, phone and wireless network operators. Sue is based in Denver and can be reached at sue@fiercemarkets.com. Follow @FierceWireless on Twitter and find her on LinkedIn.
Articles by Sue Marek
Tomorrow's networks, Internet of things - two topics worth exploring at CTIA 2013
Arguably two of the most compelling and controversial topics in the wireless industry right now are the future of the wireless network and the Internet of Things. And both of these topics touch on the underlying business case of nearly every company in the industry right now.
AT&T's Stephenson: Content players will subsidize consumer's data
Just days after reports circulated that ESPN was in talks with a Tier 1 wireless operator about potentially subsidizing consumer access to the company's content via mobile, AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson told investors at a J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference that he expects content and app developers to soon introduce new types of business models that will allow customers to get access to their content without racking up high data usage bills.
AT&T will use small cells to strengthen VoLTE coverage
AT&T's Project Velocity IP, or VIP, includes the deployment of more than 40,000 small cells and those small cells will be instrumental in delivering a good customer experience, especially when it comes to Voice over LTE, which the operator plans to launch in some markets by year-end.
Leap sees improved iPhone sales, but will not purchase more
Cricket provider Leap Wireless said it seeing an improvement in sales of Apple's iPhone, but the company will not purchase any more devices from Apple beyond its initial $900 million, three-year deal that it made with Apple last June.
Report: Verizon thinks Vodafone's VZW stake is worth $100B, Vodafone thinks it's $130B
Verizon Communications' planned bid for Vodafone Group's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless faces a sizable hurdle.
AT&T accuses DOJ of favoring T-Mobile, Sprint for 600 MHz auction
AT&T accused the Department of Justice of attempting to rig the upcoming 600 MHz incentive auction to ensure that the two smaller nationwide carriers--Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA--could win most of the spectrum up for grabs.
AT&T adds only 296,000 postpaid subs in Q1, but sells 6M smartphones
AT&T Mobility sold 6 million smartphones in the first quarter but its postpaid net adds reached just 296,000. The figure is far below Verizon Wireless' 677,000 net retail postpaid customer additions in the first quarter.
Small operators oppose unlocked devices
NEW ORLEANS--Many Tier 3 operators dislike the notion of selling customers unlocked handsets because they believe unlocked handsets can result in a degraded customer experience.
Sprint teams with C Spire on LTE roaming
NEW ORLEANS--Sprint Nextel is working with regional operator C Spire Wireless to enable LTE roaming across multiple spectrum bands. Speaking at the Competitive Carriers Association conference here, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that his company wants to be the preferred roaming partner for smaller operators in the United States and is working with C Spire, Qualcomm and others to make that happen.
Dish's proposed acquisition of Sprint evokes questions, concerns from industry
NEW ORLEANS--Dish Network's $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel has evoked questions and concerns from Sprint partners and fellow industry operators.
