by Robert Triggs, 1 week ago

Softbank, one of Japan’s largest telecommunications companies, is still currently engaged in an attempt to secure a $20.1 billion deal which would see the company purchase 70 percent of the US carrier Sprint. But if…

by Nate Swanner, 2 months ago

Last week, we reported on T-Mobile’s bid for Metro PCS meeting opposition from shareholders. Essentially, Metro PCS shareholders weren’t fond of the deal, as they felt it didn’t represent their best interest. Well, it didn’t represent their best financial interest, at…

by Nate Swanner, 2 months ago

Think the MetroPCS merger with T-Mobile is a done deal? Think again. Investment groups with an interest in MetroPCS are becoming increasingly vocal about their opposition to the deal. Their position is that a merger…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 2 months ago

A light breeze of change is blowing for a little while in the wireless carrier world, with at least two of the four major American “players” looking to go through massive management alterations. On one…

by Brad Ward, 3 months ago

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has approved of Deutsche Telekom plans to acquire MetroPCS saying it will “serve the public interest” Tuesday afternoon. News of the planned acquisition surfaced in October 2012, which would make for a stronger wireless…

by Joe Hindy, 4 months ago

It seems like everybody is against the Sprint and Softbank merger. Earlier this month, Dish Network filed a request with the FCC to block the merger so they could take another stab at buying Clearwire….

by Robert Triggs, 4 months ago

Alltel is the latest company to be brought up by a larger carrier company, following the recently announced merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS. AT&T will purchase all of Alltel’s wireless licenses, network assets and retail…

by Nate Swanner, 5 months ago

Terms like 4G and LTE have been tossed around with abandon the past year or so. Every carrier is either touting their LTE network, or promising you’ll have it soon. LTE is definitely our future,…

by Nate Swanner, 5 months ago

The mobile industry is evolving all the time. We always want what’s new and exciting, and everyone in the industry is continually trying to impress. We are in the golden era of mobile technology, and…

by Nate Swanner, 5 months ago

As we inch toward a true global conscience, we are increasingly dependent on being connected. Being connected is what defines us, with things like social media, blogs, and news sites. Here in the USA, we…

by Varun Raj, 6 months ago

Clearwire Corp has received a full acquisition offer from its majority-stake owner Sprint Nextel Corp. Sprint has offered $2.1 billion to buy all the remaining shares currently owned by other corporations. Clearwire says that it…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 8 months ago

With AT&T and Verizon boosting the gap between them and the competition significantly of late, the US wireless carrier market seemed to be destined for a long-term duopoly. AT&T even tried to buy out one…

by Andrew Grush, 8 months ago

Last year Deutsche Telecom attempted to unload T-Mobile in a merger with AT&T, only to see that fall through. Now it seems that the T-Mobile and MetroPCS reverse merger might be in danger as well….

by Adrian Diaconescu, 8 months ago

With Softbank having confirmed the $20.1 billion Sprint acquisition earlier today, there doesn’t seem to be anything standing in the way of the T-Mobile/MetroPCS love affair. Both SoftBank and Sprint have been rumored to take…

by Adrian Diaconescu, 8 months ago

Despite being considered one of the US carriers “Big Four”, T-Mobile hasn’t exactly had the most prodigious year. First, there’s been talk about a merger with AT&T, which should have resulted in a wireless service…