Ten years after T-Mobile first introduced the “Un-carrier” marketing blitz that boosted its standing among U.S. wireless players, the company this morning unveiled a new attempt to get AT&T and… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission plans to set up a new regulatory framework to facilitate hookups between satellite operators and wireless companies, with the objective of connecting smartphone users in remote… Read More
Microsoft reached a deal to acquire AT&T’s advertising technology division, Xandr, seeking to strengthen its own advertising business as the industry shifts away from online tracking technologies. AT&T has reportedly… Read More
Less than two years after opening a unique retail concept billed as a “second living room” for customers, AT&T is closing “The Lounge” in Seattle. The telecommunications giant is shuttering… Read More
A new service from Microsoft will connect its Azure cloud services to 5G wireless networks inside data centers operated by wireless carriers, aiming to boost the performance of devices and… Read More
T-Mobile added a net total of 1.9 million customers in the fourth quarter, bringing its total to 86 million customers, according to preliminary results released this morning by the Bellevue,… Read More
Microsoft and AT&T today unveiled the first big plan as part of their multi-year cloud alliance: Combining AT&T’s burgeoning 5G network with Microsoft’s edge computing services to speed up Internet… Read More
T-Mobile’s bold, attention-grabbing CEO John Legere is out, and he’s handing the reins to the longtime heir apparent, Mike Sievert. Sievert will step into Legere’s magenta-colored shoes on May 1,… Read More
A 34-year-old citizen of Pakistan is charged with paying more than $1 million in bribes to employees at AT&T’s Seattle-area offices and call centers to install malware on the company’s… Read More
AT&T is turning to Microsoft as the telecommunications giant aims to step up its 5G offerings and move big chunks of data into the cloud. The two companies today announced… Read More
AT&T is donating a total of $1.1 million to Seattle-area nonprofits focused on tackling homelessness, food insecurity, and equity. The telecom giant is launching Believe Seattle at a kickoff event… Read More
A popular line of Funko’s signature collectables are popping up in 2,200 AT&T stores across the U.S. and on its website. The Everett, Wash. toymaker has teamed up with AT&T… Read More
AT&T is tapping into Seattle’s historic coffee culture and its booming tech scene to create a first-of-its-kind experience for the global telecommunications company. On Capitol Hill, a neighborhood long known… Read More
T-Mobile and Nokia have formed a new $3.5 billion partnership to speed up deployment of a next-generation nationwide 5G wireless network. Nokia, which Microsoft infamously acquired in 2014 and then… Read More
AT&T said it has struck a deal with Magic Leap to invest in the secretive startup, provide mobile data service and become the “exclusive wireless distributor” of its products. Right… Read More
T-Mobile CEO John Legere believes the future of the American innovation economy comes down to his company’s intended merger with Sprint. At least, that’s the case T-Mobile is making as… Read More
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The $85 billion merger between AT&T and Time Warner was approved by U.S District Court Judge Richard Leon on Tuesday, a landmark ruling expected to pave the way for other media… Read More
UPDATE, 1 p.m.: AT&T representatives tell GeekWire the company has restored service in Seattle. The outage was a result of a “fiber cut in our service provider’s network,” the company said.… Read More
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson knows a thing or two about wireless carrier mergers. He was leading the company when it tried to acquire T-Mobile back in 2011, but the transaction… Read More
Best Buy’s chief digital officer, Bala Subramanian, has left the company to serve as the chief digital officer of wireless communications giant AT&T, GeekWire has learned. AT&T confirmed his addition… Read More
RENTON, Wash. — Sitting across from Verizon Communications Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam in a conference room overlooking Lake Washington this morning, it seemed fitting to point out that we… Read More
The race to the next generation data network — 5G — is heating up. T-Mobile and Sprint — the nation’s third and fourth largest wireless carriers — doubled down on… Read More
T-Mobile loves to get under the skin of its rival carriers and an ad over the holidays struck a nerve with AT&T. An investigative unit of the Better Business Bureau… Read More
John Legere is clearly enthused by T-Mobile’s opportunity to build a compelling TV service, but the wireless world’s Batman, as he likes to call himself, seems even more excited by… Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to prevent AT&T from gobbling up Time Warner for $85.4 billion, claiming the deal would “substantially lessen competition, resulting in higher… Read More
The Linux Foundation introduced a new project Monday called the Acumos Project, an effort backed by AT&T and India’s Tech Mahindra that will set up a common platform for artificial… Read More
T-Mobile’s latest “Un-Carrier” move — adding free Netflix subscriptions to new and existing T-Mobile One family plans — aims to further differentiate T-Mobile from its larger rivals, AT&T and Verizon, while… Read More
Updated with details from conference call with reporters. T-Mobile will provide free Netflix subscriptions to new and existing T-Mobile One family plan customers in what the company describes as an… Read More
One month from today, Americans could well be in on the most photographed, most widely shared total solar eclipse in history – but it’s up to telecom providers to make sure… Read More