Last year T-Mobile started offering free SMS and 2G data to customers that ventured beyond U.S. borders. Now it’s taking a crack at the other side of that cross-border communication equation… Read more »
The settlement will go to pay fines and legal costs, but $80 million of it will be used to refund AT&T customers who fell victim to SMS subscription scams in the… Read more »
Your new VoLTE phone on T-Mobile may be able to make the occasional HD call, but not much else. That will change as VoLTE evolves into more than just a voice… Read more »
As FTC’s crackdown on T-Mobile illustrates, SMS payment services are more trouble than their worth. With the exception of charitable giving, premium SMS should be outlawed. Read more »
T-Mobile is now campaigning to end overage charges in all cases, eliminating its own fees on older plans. Overage fees aren’t inherently evil, but the way they’re implemented in the U.S… Read more »
Carriers are slowly turning on voice-over-LTE in their networks, but they’re not doing it for the benefit of consumers. Rather they’ve got enterprises services — and enterprise pocketbooks — in mind. Read more »
Gogo will release an app next year that will route phone calls and texts over its inflight Wi-Fi networks, even when planes are above clouds. Calls on domestic flights, however, will… Read more »
Mavenir Systems makes telecom infrastructure, which isn’t quite as sexy as social media, but nonetheless Mavenir went public the same day as Twitter, raising $55 million to fund its VoLTE technology. Read more »
The U.S. mobile industry is largely built on users willing to pay outrageous fees and sign pricey service contracts in exchange for buying subsidized handsets. But some innovative companies are leveraging… Read more »