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Why T-Mobile, Sprint combined is good for competitors

by Sarah ReedySeptember 14th, 2009

There have been rumors in the past week that T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telecom (NYSE:DT) is mulling an acquisition of third largest US carrier Sprint (NYSE:S) as part of a spending spree aimed at reviving its struggling T-Mobile brand. UK’s Telegraph reported that DT is working with its banking advisors to bid for Sprint as soon as in the new few weeks. The acquisition would be DT’s second consolidation play after forming a joint venture with Orange in the UK.  If it goes through, it could also have the opposite of its intended affect – actually helping out its competitors, AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ, NYSE:VOD). (more…)

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Moto debuts LTE core, 4×4 MIMO base station

by Kevin FitchardSeptember 9th, 2009

Motorola (NYSE:MOT) today previewed some of the new WiMax and long-term evolution products it will show off at the Yankee Groups’s 4G World next week. First on the list was its LTE 4G core, a mixture of elements it developed in-house and gateways provide by Starent Networks (NASDAQ:STAR). Secondly it unveiled a new WiMax base station access point that uses a 4-antenna configuration to boost range and capacity. (more…)

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As carriers gird for FCC fight, an omen down under

by Ed GubbinsAugust 12th, 2009

As the new FCC Chairman focuses “relentlessly” on competition, he cannot have failed to notice the recent admission of Australian carrier Telstra that it has engaged in anti-competitive practices, denying rivals the legal right to interconnect by falsely claiming there was no room for new equipment in seven exchange facilities – an admission that came only after the departure of its former chief executive officer, Sol Trujillo.

Known for his adversarial relationship with unions and the government (which owned the company just four years ago and still owns a large part), Trujillo will be remembered by Australians as “the one who took on the government and lost,” one analyst said. As the former CEO of US West, Trujillo must have been shocked to learn that a Fortune 500 company can take on the government and lose. Now Australia is barreling ahead with an ambitious plan to build a $34-billion open nationwide network, dramatically changing Telstra’s tone and inspiring others around the globe. (more…)

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AT&T to spend 35% to 50% more in 2H09

by Ed GubbinsJuly 23rd, 2009

AT&T (NYSE: T) expects to spend 35% to 50% more in the back half of this year than it did in the first half, the company said during its second-quarter earnings report today.

Having spent about $7.2 billion in the first half of the year – just $4.0 billion of that in the second quarter, below some analysts’ expectations – AT&T reiterated its previously voiced expectations of spending $17 billion to $18 billion for the entire year, suggesting that 58% to 60% of its annual budget would be spent in the back half. (more…)

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ZTE touts CDMA upgrade path to LTE

by Kevin FitchardJuly 22nd, 2009

While major CDMA operators like Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ, NYSE:VOD) and Sprint (NYSE:S) are moving directly to 4G, the CDMA Development Group and other CDMA proponents have long stressed there is an alternative, EV-DO Revision B, which would allow operators to boost capacity without building new networks or acquiring new spectrum. ZTE, however, isn’t taking sides in the argument. Instead, it’s splitting difference, annoucing today a new base station that will support both the Rev. B upgrade and LTE on the same platform. (more…)

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