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T-Mobile, Sprint tout merger as way to win race to 5G
telecom | 04/30/2018 3:34 pm EDT
T-Mobile US Inc. is looking to get ahead of the evolution to 5G with a play that would see it absorb another major telecommunications player in Sprint Corp., effectively bringing the United States wireless market down to three national players.
The $26.5-billion deal,...
Wind won’t be as disruptive as T-Mobile, Krstajic says
telecom | 11/03/2016 12:02 am EDT
Shaw Communications Inc. reported revenues of $1.31 billion for the three months ended Aug. 31, an increase from $1.13 billion from the same quarter a year earlier, due to the addition of wireless revenues following its acquisition of Wind Mobile. The company reported $148 million in wireless revenues in the quarter, the second quarter that included the revenues from its purchase of Wind earlier this year. In a conference call with financial analysts Wednesday afternoon, Wind CEO Alek Krstajic was asked about what approach Shaw would take on wireless, and whether...
T-Mobile gives users unlimited video from select services
Media | 11/11/2015 3:29 pm EST
T-Mobile US Inc. announced Tuesday it will be launching a new service for its Simple Choice mobile plan customers that allows free video streaming from several services without it cutting into their...
T-Mobile to provide free roaming in Canada, Mexico
telecom | 07/09/2015 3:33 pm EDT
T-Mobile U.S. Inc. announced Thursday a "Mobile without Borders" upgrade that will remove roaming charges for U.S. customers when using wireless service from Canada or Mexico, and also for customers making calls to these...
T-Mobile to allow customers to roll over data
telecom | 12/17/2014 6:19 pm EST
U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc. announced on Tuesday that it would allow customers to store unused data as part of their monthly plans in a "Data Stash" to be available to them any time for up to a year. The...
Blackberry CEO John Chen slams “inappropriate” T-Mobile offer
telecom | 02/18/2014 9:13 pm EST
BlackBerry Ltd. CEO John Chen said in a blog post Tuesday he was “outraged” at T-Mobile US Inc. after the U.S. carrier sent a targeted email to BlackBerry users last week offering them a...