Apple’s iPhone accounts for a much smaller percentage of overall smartphone sales for T-Mobile than it does for Verizon Wireless. But while some blame T-Mo’s lack of handset subsidies, I think… Read more »
A T-Mobile executive recently said a merger with Sprint would be a “logical” move as the U.S. mobile industry continues to consolidate. Now that it can offer the iPhone on a… Read more »
Localytics estimates that AT&T and Verizon combined to account for an astounding 86 percent of iPhone activations during the devices’ opening weekend, leaving precious little room for smaller operators. Sprint and… Read more »
Apple is reportedly preparing to launch a trade-in program for iPhones and sell the exchanged handsets as refurbished models at discounted rates. It’s a great idea that should pay off both… Read more »
Apple is now requiring carriers to prove their networks are up to snuff before they are allowed to deliver LTE service to the iPhone. It’s a move that comes with some… Read more »
Apple’s biggest challenges in the exploding Chinese mobile market are the launch of the iPhone 5 and securing a deal with the country’s biggest carrier. But the iPhone faces several other… Read more »
The lack of NFC in the iPhone 5 will be a speed bump for the technology, which is just beginning to trickle into the U.S. market. And that will cause big… Read more »
Sprint posted a big quarterly loss of $1.37 billion due primarily to several factors including the shutdown of its Nextel network and its investment in Clearwire. Investors were nonetheless heartened by… Read more »
Mobile network operators are increasingly complaining about the high cost of subsidizing the iPhone and other smartphones to make them cheaper for consumers. But those subsidies give operators tremendous control over… Read more »
T-Mobile USA is cutting another 90o jobs this week — just two months after slashing about 1,000 positions — as it continues to try to right the ship. (The Verge posted… Read more »