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First News Briefs for February 5, 2013
February 5, 2013 10:18 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsTelit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of machine-to-machine (M2M) modules and services, today announced two of its M2M modules have received certification to work with the Verizon Wireless network. Now Telit customers can employ the DE910-DUAL and the CE910-DUAL modules to deploy a range of M2M applications.
Largent Slams NYT Op-Ed Piece
January 31, 2013 11:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsCTIA President and CEO Steve Largent slammed an opinion piece, "How to Get America Online", which was published by New York Times. In the piece, Times contributor Susan Crawford argues that access to Internet services...
Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile Announce Availability of BlackBerry Z10, Q10
January 30, 2013 12:15 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsIn the wake of today's official unveiling of the new BlackBerry 10 platform and the first two devices to operate it, the full touch screen Z10 and the QWERTY keyboard and touch screen Q10, U.S. carriers are beginning to announce their plans for the new gadgets.
Verizon, AT&T Agree to Spectrum Deal
January 25, 2013 10:56 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless said Friday that it will sell 39 lower 700 MHz B Block licenses to AT&T in exchange for a payment of $1.9 billion and the transfer by AT&T to Verizon Wireless of AWS (10 MHz) licenses in certain western markets, including...
Investors Shake Off AT&T’s $3.89 Billion 4Q Loss
January 24, 2013 5:43 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsEven after reporting a loss in the fourth quarter, investors seemed relatively confident in AT&T's path going forward. Shares were up slightly in aftermarket trading to $33.90, a gain of .44 percent. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson kicked off the company's earnings call Thursday...
AT&T Agrees to Buy Atlantic Tele-Network for $780 Million
January 22, 2013 10:48 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T today announced that it has signed an agreement to buy Atlantic Tele-Network (ATNI) to acquire the company’s U.S. retail wireless operations, operated under the Alltel brand, for $780 million in cash. Under terms of the agreement, AT&T will acquire wireless properties...
AT&T Warns of $10B Charge Ahead of 4Q Earnings
January 18, 2013 11:04 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsShares of AT&T had stabalized Friday after news of a $10 billion charge, as well as the impacts of smartphone subsidies, and Superstorm Sandy sent shares lower. The carrier said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Report: AT&T Considering Overseas Acquisition
January 17, 2013 9:40 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T may be looking to acquire an overseas carrier, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal today. The Journal cites "people familiar with the carrier's thinking" who said that AT&T is currently looking at a number of targets and a deal could come before the end of the year...
AT&T Expands FaceTime Over Cellular to Tiered Data Plans, iPhone 4S
January 16, 2013 4:43 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T has opened up FaceTime over a cellular connection to nearly all iPhone users, including those on tiered data plans. Mark Collins, senior vice president of data and voice products for AT&T, said in a blog post that the move is the "result of ongoing testing," as to the effect...
Carriers Spat Over Spectrum Weighting
January 10, 2013 2:59 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIt seems everyone agrees that the FCC needs to simplify its spectrum screen, but there's a big division on exactly how that should be done. Such was the case in a spate of comments filed with the FCC this past week. AT&T and Verizon Wireless come down on the "light touch" side of things...
AT&T Sold Over 10 Million Smartphones in Q4
January 8, 2013 4:23 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T said Tuesday that it had sold more than 10 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2012, topping its previous record quarter of 9.4 million, set in the fourth quarter of 2011. This included best-ever quarterly sales of Android and Apple smartphones...
AT&T Talks Connected Everything, Digital Life to Launch in March
January 7, 2013 2:32 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T used its annual developer conference in Las Vegas Monday to highlight connected car and home products, as well as its work in mobile payments with ISIS. The conference's opening keynotes were streamed live online from AT&T's website.
Can MVNOs Help Peel the Cap off Big Data?
January 4, 2013 10:58 am | by Ben Munson | Articles | CommentsCaps have been placed the amount of data mobile customers can use under the impression it helps to alleviate network congestion, according to a new study released by the Open Technology Institute. Can any of the unique data service models used by MVNOs solve the problem and help to convince big carriers to cease the restrictive practice?
Verizon Launches LTE in 29 New Markets, Expands Service in 36
December 20, 2012 9:32 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsVerizon today announced the launch of its 4G LTE service in 29 new markets, as well as the expansion of service in 36 of its existing markets. Verizon's LTE deployment has been consistently ahead schedule. The carrier says it plans to have its rollout completed by the middle of 2013.
FCC Limits Dish Spectrum, Sets 4-Year Timetable for Rollout
December 19, 2012 11:48 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe FCC Tuesday issued use rules for Dish's 40 MHz of spectrum in the AWS-4 band, and they're not exactly what the company had hoped for. In its order, the FCC said it declined a proposal presented by Dish that would have included shifting the AWS-4 uplink spectrum...
FCC Approves AT&T's Bid to Buy Comcast Spectrum
December 19, 2012 10:39 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsThe FCC yesterday approved AT&T's bid to soak up spectrum from Comcast, stating the "proposed transactions would serve the public interest." The deal gives AT&T licenses to AWS-1 and WCS spectrum in 608 markets, covering 82 percent of the U.S. population in 48 states.
T-Mobile: We Will Aggressively Challenge AT&T
December 7, 2012 4:38 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsT-Mobile USA CEO John Legere says that his company will aggressively challenge AT&T in the coming year. "You love your iPhone, but you hate AT&T. I want you to get used to that kind of tone, because that is the way we're going to play," Legere said, during remarks Thursday...
Four Things AT&T's Twilio Partnership Tells us About the Future of Wireless Carriers
December 6, 2012 11:35 am | by By Andreas Bernstrom, CEO of Rebtel | Articles | CommentsFor years we've been hearing about the threat of over-the-air (OTT) services on carriers and the impact they will have on future revenue. As the mobile space continues to be the hotbed of technological innovation, this threat has turned into a cold reality for many carriers, and has forced them...
First News Briefs for December 5, 2012
December 5, 2012 10:37 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsAT&T announced the launch of AT&T Alerts, a free opt-in, location-based text messaging alerts service that allows AT&T wireless customers nationwide to save money with relevant offers from nearby retailers on their mobile phones. AT&T Alerts uses geo-location technology and consumer preferences to deliver offers and rewards, without having to download an application.
De la Vega: Record Q4 Device Sales
December 5, 2012 10:08 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T is moving more devices than expected in the fourth quarter, according to comments from Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T Mobility. Speaking this morning at the UBS Investor conference, De la Vega said AT&T is headed for record fourth quarter smartphone sales. AT&T has already sold 6.4 million smartphones in the first two months, with December sales still to be recorded.
AT&T to Offer Personalized "Video Bills" to Wireless Customers
December 4, 2012 3:13 pm | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsGoing it alone against a long, winding wireless bill can be scary and confusing. It’s an affliction AT&T will look to alleviate as it rolls out “video bills,” personalized online videos explaining account statements with soothing voiceover, graphics and music.
McAdam: Everyone Else is Playing Catch Up
December 4, 2012 11:45 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsDuring a presentation at the UBS Investor conference that was broadcast online this morning, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam wasn't shy about where he feels his company's network is in relation to competitors, saying that other tier one carriers are playing "catch up" in the LTE race.
