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AT&T harps on need for Wi-Fi roaming agreements
AT&T Mobility is pushing for more international Wi-Fi roaming agreements between carriers and Wi-Fi providers as part of a wider push to make it more seamless for carriers and their customers to offload traffic from cellular networks onto Wi-Fi.
If he can't buy Sprint, what is Ergen's plan B? (And C and D?)
SoftBank's increased offer for Sprint Nextel indicates SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is prepared to go the distance. It is entirely possible that Dish Network's Charlie Ergen will increase his own bid for Sprint, but if Ergen is ultimately unable to defeat Son, what will Ergen do next?
Report: U.S. LTE subscribers will make up 70% of connections by 2017
The number of LTE subscribers in the United States will continue to increase markedly over the next few years, with the total number of LTE customers representing 70 percent of all U.S. mobile subscriptions by 2017, according to a new report from research firm Pyramid Research.
T-Mobile assails Georgetown study on 600 MHz auction, calls for spectrum aggregation limits
T-Mobile US blasted a recent study on the potential revenue that would be lost by limiting participation of AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless in the upcoming 600 MHz broadcast incentive auctions, arguing that the study actually affirms T-Mobile's own positions on the highly charged topic.
SoftBank increases bid for Sprint to $21.6B to counter Dish
Japan's SoftBank increased its bid for Sprint Nextel by 7.5 percent to $21.6 billion in an effort to counter Dish Network's competing $25.5 billion bid for Sprint. However, in a blow to Dish's prospects to seal the deal, Sprint said it has ended talks with Dish and that the special committee of its board that is evaluating Dish's proposal found that it "is not reasonably likely to lead to a 'superior offer'" as defined in Sprint's agreement with SoftBank.
AT&T brings PTT app to iPhone ahead of Sprint's iDEN shutdown
AT&T Mobility said it is bringing its Enhanced Push-to-Talk service to business customers through a new app available for Apple's iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S. AT&T boasted that this will be the first time a U.S. carrier is offering push-to-talk capabilities on the iPhone, and the app's launch comes less than three weeks ahead of Sprint Nextel's planned shutdown of its Nextel iDEN network.
Reports: SoftBank considers deal with T-Mobile if Sprint bid falls through
Japan's SoftBank is in talks with Deutsche Telekom over a potential deal for T-Mobile US if its $20.1 billion offer to take control of 70 percent of Sprint Nextel collapses, according to a Reuters report.
Analyst debunks claim of Apple throttling iPhone data speeds for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint
Apple is not throttling the speeds of iPhone users on Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and Sprint Nextel, according to an analysis by technology publication AnandTech. The analysis sharply disputes allegations from iOS developer Joseph Brown, operator of the website iTweakiOS, who claimed that Apple was doing so via code in its iOS operating system.
Reports: NSA gets phone records from Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, as well as data from Apple, Google and others
The National Security Agency is working with Verizon Communications, AT&T and Sprint Nextel to collect data about U.S. citizens' telephone calls, according to multiple reports. However, government officials and lawmakers say the program is lawful and is reviewed by Congress and the courts.
AT&T expects to add 500K postpaid subs in Q2, but margins will be hit
AT&T said it expects to add around 500,000 postpaid wireless subscribers during the second quarter, a marked sequential and year-over-year improvement in that metric, but also added that promotions and smartphone sales will dent its margins.
