The well of big regional carriers has almost dried up, so Verizon is looking to much smaller operators to acquire. It’s now targeting Mobi PCS and Golden State Cellular. Read more »
The ranks of mid-tier regional mobile carriers are shrinking. Cincinnati Bell is exiting the mobile business to focus on its wireline operations. The result: more spectrum for Verizon and fewer carrier… Read more »
Eight months after bringing its first LTE tower online, T-Mobile has managed to amp up its 4G service with new spectrum. But it’s biggest upgrade will come in 2014, when it… Read more »
T-Mobile has gained ground lately thanks largely to innovative initiatives such as doing away with handset subsidies and two-year contracts. Sprint is also well positioned to narrow the gap between itself… Read more »
UBS telecom analyst John Hodulik has identified several trends that show T-Mobile and Sprint are gaining the upper hand on AT&T and Verizon. It’s still early, but we could be witnessing… Read more »
The mobile landscape in the U.S. is balkanizing. The big regional carrier is disappearing, leaving us with four national operators dominating the cities and only the tiniest of carriers filling the… Read more »
With the help of some maps from Mosaik, GigaOM breaks down what AT&T really gets if it acquires Leap. Our conclusion: AT&T is paying a ridiculous price but it probably feels… Read more »
AT&T handles rejection well. Its marriage with T-Mobile failed, but it’s back on the acquisition hunt, this time targeting Cricket Communications’ parent Leap Wireless. This one stands a better chance than… Read more »
T-Mobile’s LTE network may now be in your city, but that doesn’t mean CTO Neville Ray’s engineering team has moved on. T-Mobile is constantly tweaking and upgrading the network as it… Read more »