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AT&T said it has closed on its acquisition of Leap Wireless, bolstering the carrier’s already ample stable of no-contract offerings. The deal closed just one day ahead of the Federal Communications Commission’s self-imposed 180-day review period. The deal, which was …

Alcatel-Lucent announced its role in two new LTE deployments this week as well as supporting VoLTE and optical networking upgrades. In Taiwan, the vendor is working with telecom provider Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), to build an LTE overlay network that is …

RootMetrics took its road show to the United Kingdom during the second half of last year, returning with network quality data claiming a solid win for operator EE, and excuses from last-place finisher Vodafone. RootMetrics said that it tested wireless …

The Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (Ifetel) has declared that América Móvil units Telmex and Telcel are prevailing economic operators in the telecommunications sector. Ifetel had already named Televisa the dominant operator in the broadcasting sector. According to local news reports, …

Following a week of build up, Sprint and Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son took to the stage in front of the Washington D.C. Chamber of Commerce in a presentation detailing where the United States is falling behind in terms of broadband …

When I first became a wireless analyst, Japan was portrayed as an almost mythical wireless wonderland where everything was perfect and so much better than the unenlightened and backward countries

It has been an eventful week in the telecom industry with each change supplementing three broad themes developed in previous columns: a) the critical nature of data value to each wireless segment;

Wireless trade association 4G Americas said that LTE connections reached 200 million at the end of 2013, with half of those coming from North America. The trade group also said that AT&T Mobility has already deployed LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation in …

The domestic pricing battle among wireless carriers continues to heat up as just a day after T-Mobile US released adjustments to its plans, AT&T Mobility announced changes of its own. AT&T Mobility said that beginning this weekend, customers will be …

T-Mobile US tightened up the data offerings on its Simple Choice rate plans, offering entry-level and mid-tier users a bit more to play with while charging heavy users a bigger toll. The announcement came late Friday afternoon, a time when …

A couple of reports surfaced this week handing out pats-on-the-backs to some wireless operators, and notes of shame to others. Those reports were great in that they named and ranked carriers according to what the surveys founds,

Sprint’s operational transformation has taken a few scalps as a couple of key network executives ere leaving the carrier. Bob Azzi, SVP of networks at Sprint, and president of network operations Steve Elfman are both set to depart. Fierce Wireless …

NII Holdings, which operates in Latin America under the Nextel brand, posted a rough 2013, with the company reporting losses in both subscribers and revenue. “We are clearly disappointed with our operational performance in 2013, and we are taking actions …

The latest network report card from RootMetrics showed a clear win for Verizon Wireless, though rival AT&T Mobility came in a close second. More telling, the nation’s two largest operators scored well ahead of their smaller rivals Sprint and T-Mobile …

The broadband ecosystem continues to evolve but a key question remains: When will wireless operators play a major role in disintermediating wired broadband service providers?

Aviat completed LTE microwave radio trials for FirstNet launch.

Perhaps sensing increased competition in a segment it has yet to aggressively target, Verizon Wireless bolstered its prepaid smartphone offering with more data capabilities, though the service remains 3G-only. Verizon Wireless noted that for a limited time, its AllSet Plans …

Wireless carriers often take a back seat to infrastructure, devices and software at the annual Mobile World Congress event, but that does not mean they aren’t there making news. This year’s event saw a number of announcements surrounding advanced in …