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Deutsche Telekom CEO says T-Mo should join up with chief competitor, not Dish Network Update: There are conflicting reports on this news. According to Wireless Week, the Deutsche Telekom CEO …

As merger fever continues to heat up in the telecom industry, there are now reports that Deutsche Telekom is looking to get into the game by acquiring British Telecom. According …

Upgrading to a new iPhone in an AT&T Mobility store this weekend was a simple, straightforward process … sort of. The sales associate explained that the carrier has eliminated contracts …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, RCR Wireless News spoke with Neela Jacques, executive director of the OpenDaylight Project on the continued evolution of network functions virtualization and software-defined networking, …

Verizon towers to function as air traffic control NASA has reached out to the nation’s largest wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless, entering an agreement to conduct drone tracking research using the …

T-Mobile US, Dish Network management structure part of discussion T-Mobile US and Dish Network appear to be following the current consolidation trend in the media and communication industry. The Wall …

Smart water pipes alert to leaks before small problems become big ones WASHINGTON – Even among the rank partisanship of Washington, D.C., one thing no one will disagree with is …

Sprint touts data rollover advantages, launches Boost TV service Sprint has jumped on the rollover data bandwagon by kicking off the ability for prepaid customers to keep up to 30 gigabytes of …

With the rise of over-the-top providers like HBO Go and Netflix, and increased competition from satellite and fiber providers, cable companies have been struggling to keep up in recent years. …

Verizon and AT&T invest in disaster prep initiatives The six-month Atlantic hurricane season kicked off on June 1 and Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have made a point to harden …

There has been no shortage of news affecting the telecom and wireless industries. First, as many expected, a three-way merger among Charter, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks was announced …

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Reuters is reporting that the Federal Communications Commission is poised to reject requests from competitors to more strictly limit the participation of Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility in the next spectrum …

Lawsuit names SBA Communications, others as defendants In February 2014 a tower in Clarksburg, W.Va., collapsed, killing two tower climbers and injuring others. The stress of the collapse caused stress on …

If we asked who the winners in wireless on the handset side eight years ago were, we would have said BlackBerry and Nokia. Today’s leaders are Apple iPhone and Google …

AT&T filed to acquire spectrum and network assets from Cellular Properties AT&T is looking to expand its spectrum holdings across a pair of cellular market areas covering 11 counties in …

Crull replaces Hallock as CMO, tasked with overseeing Sprint marketing efforts Sprint continued its management shakeup, announcing this week the appointment of Kevin Crull as CMO effective May 31. Crull is …

The term “contract” appears to be becoming a dirty word for carriers, at least when it comes to services. Reports indicate that come June 1, AT&T Mobility will begin transitioning away …

A hot topic is the upcoming incentive auction. The amount of available spectrum per subscriber tells us how much capacity the carrier has to serve its customers and therefore what …

Court claims more details needed before it will approve Sprint, CFPB bill-cramming proposal A federal judge is holding up a $50 million settlement between Sprint and the Consumer Financial Protection …

AT&T employees in California and across the country have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the telecom giant did not pay their training specialists proper overtime wages. The lawsuit, which was …

AT&T SDN plans include academia, research challenge AT&T’s software-defined networking plans continue to gain momentum, with company CEO Randall Stephenson recently reiterating that SDN is operating in 100 markets and …

AT&T, Comcast and Google compete on metro-fiber Internet connectivity Today AT&T began offering its GigaPower high-speed home and business Internet service package, continuing its competition with Comcast and Google. AT&T …

AT&T remains confident of midyear close Despite countless delays, AT&T’s pending $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV looks to remain on track as the companies filed extensions on the “termination date” …