A flurry of consolidation over the last few years has all but killed off regional carriers and increased the dominance of tier-one operators. But opportunities still exist for innovative service providers… Read more »
The mobile industry saw some important consolidation unfold in the second quarter as the lesser tier-one carriers made some strong alliances: Sprint agreed to be acquired by Japan’s SoftBank and began… Read more »
AT&T will surely face scrutiny from regulators in its attempt to acquire Leap Wireless. If the deal is approved, though, the FCC will be even more likely to favor smaller carriers… Read more »
Dish Network last week gave up on trying to acquire Sprint, and its prospects for buying Clearwire don’t look good. But T-Mobile now has the iPhone, and as it prepares to… Read more »
Reuters is reporting that AT&T is in discussions to acquire the prepaid carrier Leap Wireless for an undisclosed sum, citing unnamed “people familiar with the matter.” But as my colleague Kevin… Read more »
But we also saw some new developments in recent months. Android tablets began to steal market share from Apple’s iOS, thanks largely to the success of Amazon’s Kindle Fire. And the… Read more »
The biggest story in mobile last year came to an abrupt (if predictable) conclusion in December when AT&T threw in the towel on its effort to acquire T-Mobile USA for $39… Read more »
This insightful CNET post takes a hard look at how both MetroPCS and Leap Wireless posted mediocre fourth-quarter performances. As Verizon Wireless and AT&T roll out lightning-fast LTE networks, the prepaid… Read more »
In the wake of its failed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, analysts are speculating where AT&T can find enough spectrum to keep pace with Verizon Wireless. But instead AT&T should be scrambling… Read more »
AT&T is scrambling to make huge concessions to gain approval of its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Approval now looks highly unlikely, and the fallout could change the mobile landscape in… Read more »