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Partnerships: G&D's new SIM card; Sybase wins over Dutch-Bangla Bank; and more
Red Bend Software, Mobile Software Management (MSM), announced that BYD Electronic Company Limited of China, manufacturer of mobile handset components and modules, has licensed Red Bend's vRapid Mobile
Reader Forum: It's all about video
Just a few months ago, AT&T announced that it was purchasing T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. The No. 2 wireless operator will again become the No. 1 operator by buying the No. 4. Dish recently completed its purchase of Blockbuster. It has been a...
Worst of the Week: It’s the device, dummy
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Driving the next generation of business innovation: An RCR Wireless News Feature Report
Today's telecom operators are facing perhaps the most competitive threats to their business that they ever have. Device manufacturers, operating system companies, over-the-top service providers and large digital content giants are each developing their own relationships with individual end users and enterprises. Faced with...
FCC asks AT&T, DT for more details on planned deal
The Federal Communications Commission late last week requested additional information from AT&T Inc. and Deutsche Telekom AG in regards to AT&T's pending $39 billion acquisition of DT subsidiary T-Mobile USA Inc.That additional information includes analysis and plans for how the deal will help AT&T...
Reader Forum: AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA – for better or worse?
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Reader Forum: AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA – for better or worse?
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
TM Forum: Deutsche Telekom divulges secrets of becoming an agile service provider
DUBLIN – An auditorium full of executives and mobile entrepreneurs came to hear Deutsche Telekom's secret to “Becoming an Agile Service Provider” in a keynote Monday at the TM Forum. As the digital economy grows exponentially, the question of exactly how communications service providers...
Apple tops and Dell drops in top brand value list
Apple was crowned king of brand values with the top slot as Round Rock-based Dell Inc. plummeted from the 2011 list this year.
Tech companies and telecoms did well on the new ranking of brand values by global agency Millward Brown Inc. Apple climbed a...
Contracts: Alcatel-Lucent upgrades Completel; Ericsson helps Hungary with 4G; and more
Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week: Alcatel-Lucent France: With Completel to undertake a major upgrade of its backbone communications network. Completel will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's 100 Gigabit per second (100G) optical technology on new and existing routes to boost network capacity and...
AT&T dubbed most valuable brand in telecom
AT&T Inc.'s (T) image may have been shaken domestically by troubled iPhone connections, but the company's brand has never been stronger worldwide, according to a retail ranking conducted by marketing firm Millward Brown.The ranking found that the AT&T brand is worth nearly $70 billion,...
Prepaid, connected devices provide glimmer of hope for T-Mobile USA
T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) continued to bleed customers during the first three months of the year as the proposed acquisition by AT&T Inc. lingers over the company's future. T-Mobile USA said it lost 99,000 customers during the first quarter, including a whopping 471,000...
Analyst Angle: Israeli start-ups rake in the cash
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.2010 was a good year for start-ups seeking money. More than $1.2 billion (13% higher...
Analyst Angle: Israeli venture capital – Plenty of money, not enough exits
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Forget about chutzpah … the tech sector in Israel has two advantages – a skilled...
AT&T, Dell crack Forbes list of top worldwide companies
In the highest ranking of businesses on the Forbes report of the top 2,000 publicly traded companies worldwide, Dallas-based AT&T Corp. (T) landed at No. 14 and Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) cruised in at No. 182.
AT&T reported sales of $124.3 billion, profits of...
AT&T, Dell crack Forbes list of top worldwide companies
In the highest ranking of businesses on the Forbes report of the top 2,000 publicly traded companies worldwide, Dallas-based AT&T Corp. (T) landed at No. 14 and Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) cruised in at No. 182.
AT&T reported sales of $124.3 billion, profits of...
Analyst says Sprint Nextel moves could inadvertently aid AT&T
Taking a cue from Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) , comments are starting to pour into the Federal Communications Commission about whether the agency should allow AT&T Mobility (T) to buy T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) To date, most parties are commenting as...
DT, France Telecom expand partnership
Looking to manage network costs and operations, European telecom giants Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGY) and France Telecom-Orange (FNCTF) said they have combined their procurement activities of customer equipment, network equipment, service platforms, and trialing a network infrastructure and IT sharing program as part of...
AT&T’s $39 billion T-Mobile USA purchase goes under review
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AT&T Inc.’s proposed purchase of T-Mobile USA Inc. will be under scrutiny by antitrust and communication agencies today, said a U.S. official.
On March 20, AT&T proposed buying Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA operations for $39 billion dollars. The deal would combine the No. 2...
Analyst Angle: AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA – Why it’s a marriage made in heaven
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.I was sitting at my desk on Sunday, Mar. 20, working on my upcoming Wireless...
Analyst Angle: AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA – Why it’s a marriage made in heaven
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.I was sitting at my desk on Sunday, Mar. 20, working on my upcoming Wireless...
Analyst Angle: AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA – Why it’s a marriage made in heaven
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.I was sitting at my desk on Sunday, Mar. 20, working on my upcoming Wireless...
Reader Forum: The end of an era – Selling T-Mobile USA to AT&T
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Analysts dish on AT&T Mobility's plan to buy T-Mobile USA
The quick takeaways from analysts on AT&T Inc.'s plan to buy T-Mobile USA Inc. in a $39 billion deal are largely positive, albeit slightly reserved in a congratulatory tone as the transaction still awaits regulatory approval.Mark Lowenstein, managing director at consulting firm Mobile Ecosystem,...