Verizon has closed its $130 billion buyout of Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless. Now Big Red can tear down the artificial distinction between its mobile and wireline operations. Read more »
Three proposed acquisitions led the news in the third quarter of 2013. Meanwhile, Apple Inc. released two new iPhones and, just as importantly, gave the iOS 7 a major makeover. Read more »
It is just like the story of boy who cried wolf! After many false alarms and many news reports later, it seems Verizon will end up acquiring the 45 percent stake… Read more »
Mobile growth is slowing in the U.S., and competition is increasing as T-Mobile and Sprint are better positioned to take on the two dominant carriers. So while taking complete ownership of… Read more »
Verizon and AT&T may not have the huge subscriber bases of the big multinational operators, but they certainly make money off the customers they do have. Only China Mobile brings in… Read more »
Verizon has unsurprisingly scotched Tuesday’s rumor of a record-breaking takeover – in concert with rival carrier AT&T, no less – of Vodafone. Voda’s shares have dropped a couple percent in response… Read more »
The $245 billion deal would be the single largest M&A transaction in history, according to the Financial Times. But just as with any rumor about Vodafone and Verzion’s joint venture, there… Read more »
Carriers in Western Europe are increasingly moving away from subsidized handsets, and T-Mobile hopes to push that trend in the U.S. with new price plans that eschew service contracts. But while… Read more »
NFC has seen enormous hype as a vehicle for mobile payments, but the technology has yet to see any real uptake in major global markets. NFC-enabled handsets are beginning to come… Read more »
This year’s top 20 in terms of total connections looks very much like last years, according to Wireless Intelligence. There’s, however, evidence of a subtle shift in the rankings in favor… Read more »