FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wants small carrier support for the the upcoming 600 MHz auction, but those carriers are reluctant to give it. They trusted the FCC in the 700 MHz… Read more »
Now that Sprint has abandoned its pursuit of T-Mobile, the timing is right for Dish Network to finally get into mobile by making a play for the nation’s fourth-largest carrier. Read more »
Verizon’s 4G networks soon will start favoring customers who pay for mobile data by the gigabyte over customers who draw deeply from Verizon’s unlimited plans. The new policies will only apply… Read more »
Verizon’s lackluster growth rebounded in the second quarter as the company added new phone customers. But as in previous quarters, most of its 1.4 million new connections came from connected tablets. Read more »
T-Mobile continues to grow its customer base as it makes big upgrades to its network. It is likely to become the nation’s third-largest operator soon, which will increasingly force Verizon and… Read more »
Carriers have lowered prices on cellular-enabled tablets and tablet data plans, cracking open a market that had remained untapped until last year. Read more »
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 »
Sprint has been promising a monster of a 4G network for years, but it’s failed to deliver. CEO Dan Hesse says that Sprint still maintains its mobile broadband ambitions, it’s just… Read more »
Sprint and Nokia are showing off their latest feat, but it’s doubtful we’ll ever see such speeds in real life. Sprint likes to talk about the network it could build, but… Read more »
Cellular One is connecting its customers directly with doctors via Skype and Facetime as part of a larger effort from the Competitive Carriers Association to bring telemedicine to rural communities. Read more »