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
Amazon’s Project Kuiper and Verizon Communications say they’ll collaborate on connectivity solutions that capitalize on Kuiper’s future broadband satellite constellation as well as Verizon’s terrestrial 4G/LTE and 5G data networks.… Read More
Telecom giant Verizon, tech powerhouse Infosys, and Lysol and Calgon parent Reckitt Benckiser (RB) have become the first global companies to join Amazon in the Climate Pledge announced by the… 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
Verizon says it’s bringing its 5G ultra wideband wireless network to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., and will collaborate with the lab on 5G applications that can benefit… Read More
The Seattle Seahawks didn’t make it to Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, but that didn’t stop Seattle from being well represented in Miami and on TV during the NFL’s showcase… 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
In this episode of Geared Up, Andru Edwards and I discuss the FaceTime bug that allowed iPhone users to eavesdrop on the person they called, reports of a new gaming… Read More
Verizon today lit up what it called the “first commercial 5G network on the globe,” but T-Mobile CEO John Legere was not impressed, unleashing a trolling tweet thread roasting the… Read More
Today’s featured stories Years after patenting the concept, Amazon admits putting workers in a cage would be a bad idea Updated: Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma plans to retire after building… 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
Verizon Communications held its annual shareholder meeting Thursday morning south of Seattle, in Renton, Wash. Why Renton? That’s one of the questions GeekWire asked Verizon Chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam… 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
T-Mobile reported another big quarter this morning, maintaining its momentum against larger wireless carriers Verizon and AT&T and wrapping up a tumultuous year in which the nation’s third-largest wireless company… 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
Oath — the combined Yahoo-Verizon entity — is closing that creaky door for the last time today on AOL Instant Messenger, shutting down a mainstay of millions of millennial childhoods.… Read More
Between player protests, concussion concerns, and a ratings decline, it’s been a tumultuous year for the NFL. But there’s no doubt that the league’s media rights still hold incredible value.… Read More
T-Mobile US added another 1.3 million new customers in the third quarter, its 18th straight period with more than 1 million net customer additions, bringing its total to more 70… Read More
Google this morning showed off its latest smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, following up on the release of the Pixel last year. The two new phones are… 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
Ad Lightning is on a roll. The Seattle startup was just named to the inaugural class of Verizon Ventures’ new “Media Tech Venture Studio,” which accepted eight startups that will receive a… Read More
Storing files on public cloud services is one of the most secure ways to protect your data, so long as you actually secure it. A contractor working for Verizon exposed… Read More
Rival wireless companies T-Mobile and Sprint are once again talking about merging. According to a report from Bloomberg, Sprint, as well as its biggest shareholder, SoftBank Group Corp. have had informal… Read More
Verizon Communications’ quarterly profits fell by nearly 20 percent in the first quarter, to $3.5 billion, as the company’s wireless business reported a decline of more than 300,000 postpaid phone subscribers,… Read More
Being served with papers has never been this fun. T-Mobile, ratcheting up its ongoing desire to harsh the mellow of fellow wireless companies, sent out a special packet in honor… Read More
T-Mobile talks a big game as it seeks to stand out as competition for what it calls the “duopoly” of AT&T and Verizon. This week, the self-proclaimed Un-Carrier put its… Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged four people with ties to Russian intelligence agencies with computer hacking, economic espionage and other criminal offenses in connection with hacking Yahoo’s network and email… Read More