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AT&T response to customer advice gives T-Mobile US ammunition

An AT&T customer in California got an unexpected reply to an email he sent to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson about how to improve the company's services. El Sereno, Calif., resident Alfred Valrie, an AT&T quadruple-play customer, reached out to Stephenson to suggest the company get...

Trans-Pacific Partnership proposes strict compliance for ISPs

WASHINGTON – The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a massive free trade agreement among the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations, including Australia, Japan and Singapore. If ratified, the TPP could create the largest free trade zone in the world. However, concerns ranging from farm subsidies...

French regulator sets date for 700 MHz auction

ARCEP said the auction process will start Nov. 16 France telecom regulator ARCEP confirmed the process to award 30 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band to support LTE services will kick off Nov. 16. The regulator previously confirmed the firms submitting applications for the spectrum auction...

iPhone 6s sales will be ‘disappointing’ study says

Research from an investment bank says Apple iPhone 6s sales have been “disappointing” thus far. Pacific Crest Securities expects sales to reach 67 million units, which is well below many analyst expectations of 76 million units through the fourth quarter of 2015. Apple refutes the claim,...

HP CEO reacts to Dell-EMC enterprise move

Dell is a major HP competitor in the enterprise market; HP is approaching a split that will spin-off HP Enterprise as standalone company Dell has agreed to buy EMC in what could be the biggest tech takeover in history. The size of the buyout will...

Pepsi (yes, that Pepsi) bringing mobile phones to China

Apparently expanding beyond its core business function of, you know, making and distributing sodas, Pepsi told Techradar it will release a line of mobile phones and accessories targeting the Chinese market. Why, you ask? As a Pepsi representative told Techradar, "Pepsi has always moved at the speed...

New work group tasked with LTE-U, Wi-Fi coexistence

Wi-Fi Alliance sets up task force to study how LTE-U and Wi-Fi can share same spectrum WASHINGTON – The war may not have a clear winner, but the hostility between Wi-Fi and LTE-Unlicensed may soon be abating. The Wi-Fi Alliance announced it intends to hold...

Dell makes EMC offer, VMWare stumbles … 5 things to know today

1. Dell has agreed to buy EMC in what could be the biggest tech takeover in history. The size of the buyout will depend on the value of EMC's interest in VMWare, but Dell and EMC estimate that the deal will be worth $67...

IoT for carriers: AT&T, Verizon lead the pack

Sprint has some inroads into retail, logistics; T-Mobile US biding its time WASHINGTON – The "Internet of Things" is quickly popping up on the radar of enterprises across verticals, and all four of America’s major carriers – AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile US and Sprint...

Google open source project aims to speed up web

Google this week announced a new open source initiative, the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project, to facilitate instantaneous loading of mobile web pages, even those including rich content like videos and animations. The project is built on the open AMP HTML framework and will go forward with...

Verizon to share customer data with AOL ad network

New advertising program set to begin in November Verizon Communications closed on its $4.4 billion purchase of AOL in June with an eye on boosting its content portfolio, and, based on an Oct. 8 privacy notification, better target consumer advertising via sharing personal data across...

Bouygues targets higher mobile network services sales

The French telco expects its 4G service to reach 99% of the population via network sharing French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom expects to see growing revenue in the coming years due to the increasing demand for mobile and fixed broadband in the local market. During the...

Sprint considering human-like robots for retail stores

Could customers walking into a Sprint retail store someday be greeted by a robot, or look on as a robot demonstrates how to use a new product? It may sound far-fetched, but a Sprint VP told RCR Wireless News that the carrier is exploring...

Former congressman talks Lifeline and net neutrality

Former Rep. Rick Boucher of Virginia's 9th and the Internet Innovation Alliance talks policy WASHINGTON – The federal government’s policy regarding the telecom industry is very much in flux. A plethora of issues regarding telecom policies – first raised in an era when the Internet and...

Combined Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent announces organizational plan

Business will be divided into mobile networks, fixed networks, applications and analytics, and IP/optical networks Ahead of finalizing its planned merger with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia on Oct. 7 announced its intended organizational structure, which will be adopted once the $16.5 billion deal is closed. The two telecom...

Man buys Google.com for $12

A former Google employee pulled a fast one on his former company. Sanjay Ved bought the world’s most visited website name for $12 after he searched for the term and an error message came up. "I used to work at Google so I keep messing...

Telecom transformation, innovation and startup challenges

In addition to startup pitch sessions, the 2015 TC3 conference focused on how telecom companies can maintain a competitive edge through innovation and business transformation. The annual confab in Mountain View, Calif., this year held at the Computer History Museum, is put on by the Telecom...

Mobilink, Warid Telecom to merge in Pakistan

The two telcos are expected to complete the merger agreement by year-end Pakistani mobile operators Mobilink and Warid Telecom have agreed to merge their operations to create a mobile service provider with a presence in both the 3G and 4G segments, according to a report...

Facebook announces satellite-based Internet for Africa

WASHINGTON – With more than a billion users in the developed world, Facebook is now setting its sights on the next billion users who, while currently unconnected, could now be connected to the Internet via an ambitious satellite-based Internet project. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced...

T-Mobile US, Sirius XM clash over tower interference

Sirius XM is asking federal regulators to look into reception problems reported near T-Mobile US towers in major U.S. cities. The satellite radio company says the disturbance is “alarmingly severe, extensive and frequent” and it has done tests that show the issues only happen near...

Telenor to sell its stake in VimpelCom

The Norwegian telco said the market value of its stake is $2.38B Norwegian telecom operator Telenor announced it will sell its 33% stake in international mobile operator VimpelCom. The European carrier said that it will explore all options to divest its shares in VimpelCom and that...

Will FCC extend olive branch to Wall Street?

Commissioner Pai calls out talking policy behind ‘closed doors’ WASHINGTON – Recent rumors have circulated on blogs and from Cablefax.com that the Federal Communications Commission will conduct a "goodwill tour" of Wall Street in an effort to improve relationships with the business world and send...

Stolen T-Mobile US customer data for sale on dark web

Data stolen from 15 million T-Mobile customers over a two-year period has started showing up on the Internets' underbelly. An Irish fraud prevention startup called Trustev says it found complete sets of identity information on sale on the dark web for $25 apiece. Trustev says while...

Kagan: Why Sprint is cutting costs

Why has there been so much written about Sprint cutting costs in the last few days? This is not a surprise. This is exactly what it should be doing. This is exactly what every company is supposed to do. Sprint is supposed to focus on...